First batch of COVID-19 vaccines lands in opposition-held Syria

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The vaccine delivery comes as Syria experiences a new surge in COVID-19 infections, overwhelming hospitals already reeling from conflict and deteriorating health care services

The first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines is unloaded at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Turkey, on April 21, 2021.Syria’s last rebel-held enclave received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, with a refrigerated truck off-loading over 50,000 United Nations-secured jabs in the overcrowded province.

The AstraZeneca vaccines were delivered to Idlib province through a border crossing with Turkey, the northwestern territory’s only gateway to the outside world. Idlib health official Yasser Najib said 53,800 jabs were provided through the UN-led COVAX program for the world’s poorest nations.Given Syria’s ongoing conflict, vaccine delivery is divided – the majority going through Damascus for government-held areas while the rest goes through the border with Turkey.

After nearly recording no cases in the past month, infection have risen in northwestern Syria portending a new surge, said Naser alMuhawish, who works in the labs monitoring cases in the area. Over 21,000 infection cases and over 640 deaths have been recorded in northwestern Syria.The situation in Kurdish-held areas in northeastern Syria is fast deteriorating.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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I don ‘t think Syria is held by any one right now, any more

Wishing Syrians nothing but peace and love from Canada. God be with you.

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