COVID-19: Gaza starts inoculation drive amid vaccine shortage

Officials and health workers inoculated with Russian Sputnik V vaccine donated by Moscow and the UAE.

The inoculation campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip has kicked off after the arrival of vaccines donated by Russia and the United Arab Emirates. On Monday, officials and health workers received the first shots of 22,000 Russian Sputnik V jabs in front of dozens of cameras. Medhat Mahisen, a Ministry of Health representative, said the vaccination roll-out’s first targets are going to be healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 patients.