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The Lebanese Minister of Health in the caretaker government, Hamad Hassan, discussed with the Russian ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Rudakov ways to urgently supply Beirut with the Russian "Sputnik V" vaccine against Corona.

According to the Russia Today website, the Lebanese Minister of Health met with the Russian ambassador today, Wednesday, and discussed ways to bring the Russian vaccine to Lebanon in light of the decision of the Russian Investment Fund to complete cooperation in this field directly through the Ministry of Public Health while encouraging the involvement of private and sectoral initiatives from unions, institutions and companies

The Lebanese Minister of Health pointed out that Lebanon is working as quickly as possible to import the vaccine, following up: We will work within a week or two to conclude an agreement so that the vaccine can be brought in, after estimating the amount of vaccines that will be agreed upon and the dates for obtaining them.

The Lebanese Minister of Health stressed the need for there to be an abundance of vaccines in the first shipments that will arrive in Lebanon, at a time when the Lebanese health authorities confirmed the country’s need for an additional two million doses, after previous agreements that had been concluded and which secured more than six million doses of my vaccines. Pfizer and AstraZeneca, continuing: In light of granting the effective and distinctive Russian vaccine permission for emergency use, there were several options.

And the Lebanese Minister of Health continued: "During the past weeks, we tried to import the vaccine through private companies, but the matter did not succeed because there was a decision from the Russian Investment Fund to cooperate only through the Ministry of Public Health and because the conditions for transporting the vaccine require guaranteeing the temperature of" -18 ", which necessitates the need to monitor the Ministry. The general health of the method of importation, distribution, and vaccination of target groups.