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VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

More than 50 percent of those eligible have received a COVID-19 vaccine: Health Ministry

More than 50 percent of those eligible have received a COVID-19 vaccine: Health Ministry

A Lebanese doctor taking the temperature of a man who may have contracted the coronavirus on March 20, 2020 at Rafic Hariri University Hospital in Beirut. (Credit: AFP)

BEIRUT — More than half of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Lebanon have received one, according to the report published by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.

Here’s what we know:

    • According to the report, 50.9 percent of eligible people have received a first dose of vaccine and 43.1 percent have received a second dose. Lebanon on Wednesday recorded three deaths and 188 new cases of the coronavirus.

    • Health Minister Firass Abiad announced last week an easing of the measures related to COVID-19. Fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to present a negative PCR test result upon arrival at Beirut International Airport, and restrictions imposed at tourist locations and restaurants have been lifted.

BEIRUT — More than half of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Lebanon have received one, according to the report published by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.Here’s what we know:    • According to the report, 50.9 percent of eligible people have received a first dose of vaccine and 43.1 percent have received a second dose. Lebanon on Wednesday recorded three deaths and...