The United States and American University launch nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign

The United States and American University launch nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign

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US Ambassador H.E. Dorothy Shea, Dr. Fadi Sanan representing the Minister of Public Health H.E. Dr. Firas Abiad and Dr. Souha Kanj of the American University of Beirut who represented President Dr. Fadlo Khuri launched the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination campaign at Haykal Hospital in Tripoli today.  The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated over 600,000 vaccine doses to support the Government of Lebanon’s National Vaccination Strategy against the COVID-19 pandemic. USAID is working in partnership with the American University of Beirut, with the support and supervision of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), to vaccinate as many individuals as possible nationwide and ensure the vaccines are distributed equitably, transparently, and safely.

To achieve this goal, AUB is cooperating with a number of hospitals, medical centers, universities and non-governmental organizations to reach remote areas where the vaccination rate is still low. The vaccination campaign, extending over a period of six months, will be rolled out in the AUB Medical Center in Beirut; the Rayak Hospital in the Beqaa; and Albert Haykel Hospital, Al-Yousif Hospital, and Nini Hospital in the North. This campaign is open to women aged 18 and above, and men aged 25