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Syria begins COVID-19 vaccinations with healthcare workers
Syria’s health ministry said on Monday it had started administering COVID-19 vaccinations to frontline healthcare workers.
“For the second day in a row COVID-19 vaccinations are being given to frontline healthcare workers that are working within coronavirus isolation centers across governorates,” a ministry statement said.
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The statement did not make clear what type of vaccine Syria had acquired or the quantity.
Syria had said on Thursday it had received vaccinations from a “friendly country” that it did not name.
Health officials had said Syria was engaged with Russia and China on vaccines but no bilateral deals have been announced.
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The health ministry detected a rise in infections recently, the statement said.
Syria had recorded 15,588 coronavirus cases with 1,027 deaths up to Sunday.
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