Posted By
Najib
Jan 06, 2021 05:18
A lot of countries have started administrating the COVID-19 vaccines, with "Israel", our sworn enemy, leading the way in the doses administered per 100 people, followed by the UAE, Bahrain, USA, UK, Denmark, Russia & Canada. In the mean time, Lebanon has yet to sign a contract with Pfizer as President Aoun gave his approval today to proceed with the agreement. The agreement was expected to be signed in mid-December and the vaccine rollout to…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 02, 2021 05:23
It's never too late to stop the virus spread even if cases are surging and the authorities are helpless and/or incompetent. Hospital ICU bed capacity is nearing 100% in Lebanon as PCR testing sites are getting crowded, and numbers are expected to soar in the coming two weeks following the holiday break. Still, this doesn't mean that people should just accept the fact that everyone is going to get it and move on with their…
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