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    Russia Ready To Donate Its Newest Vaccine To Lebanon

    By Rim ZreinFebruary 18, 2021
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    Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan met with Russia’s envoy to Lebanon to discuss facilitating the import of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, after Russia expressed willingness to provide Lebanon with donations, according to the NNA.

    MP Amal Abou Zeid informed President Michel Aoun on Tuesday about his most recent visit to Moscow where he met Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkovand and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov.

    The meeting touched on the general situation in Lebanon, including the overwhelmed health sector amid a nationwide lockdown.

    Seems Russia will be donating 100 000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Lebanon (maybe 200 000) starting in March. Very small quantity but anything can help.

    — Randz (@RH4N6) February 10, 2021

    According to the state-run National News Agency, Abou Zeid said the Russian side is ready to offer Lebanon a donation of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Lebanon.

    Earlier this month, Lebanon’s national committee on COVID-19 vaccines approved the emergency use of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.

    Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine gives around 92% protection against COVID-19, according to late-stage trial results published in The Lancet.

    Beating the RDIF’s own forecast, 26, not 25, nations have become part of the #SputnikV family by the end of this week. The world needs more safe and effective vaccines. At the #SputnikV team we are looking forward to welcoming new family members soon. pic.twitter.com/Th7Y0rOLZW

    — Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) February 12, 2021

    The release of Russia’s vaccine was initially met with immense controversy after health experts noted that the vaccine was rolled out before the final trial data had been released. However, scientists and health experts now deem it safe, as its benefits have been proven.

    On foreign support to Lebanon, it is worth noting that Egypt has been providing a medicine called “Remdesivir” to help treat advanced cases of COVID-19 in Lebanon, the third shipment of which arrived on Tuesday, as announced by the Ambassador of Egypt to Lebanon, Dr. Yasser Alawi.

    We have a dedicated coronavirus section where you can find the latest news/updates about the pandemic in Lebanon, inform yourself with WHO-verified resources, and track the number of cases in Lebanon in real-time. Click here.

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