Syria receives 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

April 23rd, 20210 DAMASCUS — Thanks to a global initiative, Syria received the first 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, U.N. officials announced on Thursday. The doses were delivered through the global COVAX initiative, which has also delivered the badly needed vaccine to Yemen. Another 54,000 vaccines were delivered to the northwest...

Yemen receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines

April 2nd, 20210 Yemen received a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, after the country’s internationally recognized government declared a national health emergency. Though the actual figures are believed to be much higher, Yemen’s emergency coronavirus committee has recorded more than 4,100 coronavirus infections and 864 deaths so far. The...