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Israel supplies first Covid-19 vaccines to Palestinians

Ramallah - Palestinians will also be receiving upwards of 40,000 vaccines from COVAX scheme.

Published: Mon 1 Feb 2021, 9:55 PM

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Israel said on Monday it supplied the Palestinians with their first shipment of Covid-19 shots, totalling 2,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine.

The vaccines were transferred into the occupied West Bank and will be used by Palestinian Authority medical teams, according to a statement by COGAT, Israel's military liaison to the Palestinians.

A Palestinian official confirmed the delivery without disclosing any further details.

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Israel has earmarked an additional 3,000 doses for the Palestinians, said a COGAT official.

Israel has emerged as a world leader in vaccinating its citizens and the Palestinian Authority has separately been trying to secure its own doses. It has ordered a batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

The Palestinians will also be receiving upwards of 35,000 to 40,000 vaccines from the COVAX global vaccine sharing programme in the coming weeks, a World Health Organization official said on Monday.

Israel has emerged as a world leader in vaccinating its citizens.

Israel has emerged as a world leader in vaccinating its citizens.



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