The comments from the World Bank came as frustration grew among some residents and doctors that vaccinations were moving slowly and could be riddled with violations. In its first operation funding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines, the World Bank reallocated $34 million to help Lebanon start vaccinations. “Upon confirmation of violation, World Bank may suspend financing for vaccines and support for COVID19 response across Lebanon! He said people who did not have priority or were not registered had received vaccines while some medical workers and elderly Lebanese still waited. Hospitals, hammered by Lebanon’s financial crisis and last year’s port explosion, have fought some of the region’s highest infection rates since January.

Source: Egypt Independent February 23, 2021 12:11 UTC