A 93-year-old man, Salah Tizani, who is an actor has received his first shots at the intensive care unit at the Rafik Hariri Hospital in Beirut.
Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that “Priority will be given to the medical staff, who have made great sacrifices and they must be given full protection in order to do their message.”
The medical staff and people over 75 will be the first to be vaccinated against the COVID-19. Last month, the Lebanese Health Ministry said it booked 2.1 million of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine, which will be received in stages over the year.
Lebanon has so far confirmed 336,992 virus infections, including 3,961 fatalities.
The capital city Beirut was affected by a massive explosion which claimed many lives last year.