Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas receives coronavirus vaccine

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been injected with a coronavirus vaccine, the PA’s official Wafa news agency confirms.

It is not clear what vaccine Abbas received nor when he received it, but Wafa says he got a first shot, implying it is a two-dose vaccine. Previous statements by the PA Health Ministry indicated many senior Palestinian officials have already been vaccinated after shipments of the Moderna and Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrived in Ramallah last month.

الرئيس يتلقى اللقاح المضاد لفيروس "كورونا"

الرئيس محمود عباس يتلقى اللقاح المضاد لفيروس "كورونا" ويدعو للالتزام بتعليمات وزارة الصحة في أخذ اللقاح وإجراءات السلامة العامة

Posted by ‎وكالة وفا – WAFA News Agency‎ on Saturday, March 20, 2021

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