Lebanon’s teachers receive first Covid-19 vaccinations

Lebanon’s teachers receive first Covid-19 vaccinations

Lebanese teachers began receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday as part of a drive to vaccinate the education sector.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Public Health campaign began at the Lebanese Canadian Hospital in Beirut, giving jabs to instructors of the Lebanese Baccalaureate programme (Grade 12) from both public and private schools.

Caretaker Minister of Health Hamad Hassan said the vaccination rate has already started to bring down the number of deaths and hospital occupancy in Lebanon.

"We hope this impact will grow in coming days," he told local media.

The next stages of the vaccination drive will include Brevet