Palestinians on Wednesday received the first delivery of coronavirus vaccines through the United Nations COVAX program, which wanted to ensure a uniform distribution of the jobs worldwide.
Earlier, about 60,000 doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines were dispensed to Palestinians under the DA scheme that reached Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, according to an Israeli security source.
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A cooling truck loaded with the first coronavirus vaccine delivered through the United Nations Covax program will support poorer areas, driving to the West Bank town of Ramallah, on 17 March 2021
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UN delivery to the Middle East, Ambassador Tor Wennesland, welcomed the delivery. “These vaccines delivered to the West Bank and Gaza will be vital tools in our fight against the pandemic and for socio-economic recovery,” his office said. say.
The Palestinian Authority said vaccination would begin on Sunday, especially for those over 75, cancer patients and medical staff.
Israel has given 5,000 doses to Palestinian medical workers, and vaccinated 90,000 Palestinians working inside Israel or in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
But while rights groups have urged them to expand their innocent campaign nationwide, as a property power, Israel says health responsibilities there fall to the Palestinian Authority according to Oslo Accords.
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A cooling truck loaded with the first coronavirus vaccine delivered through the United Nations Covax program will support poorer areas, driving to the West Bank town of Ramallah, on 17 March 2021
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The United Arab Emirates has sent about 60,000 doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V to the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave of two million inhabitants.
Palestinians are also set to receive 100,000 Chinese vaccine doses and nearly two million more injections through COVAXscheme, set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Alliance for Human Rights.
In Gaza, health authorities have confirmed that more than 57,000 people have been infected, including more than 568 dead, since the outbreak began. In the West Bank, approximately 156,000 patients were recorded, including more than 1,745 deaths.