The World Bank warned that it may halt funding for Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign amid allegations that members of parliament are jumping the line to receive their jabs.
On Tuesday, 16 lawmakers and five of their staff members were vaccinated at the parliament, despite a rollout plan that prioritizes health workers, the elderly, epidemiological staff and people 55 and older with medical conditions. Adnan Daher, the parliament’s secretary-general, dismissed favoritism allegations, telling L’Orient Today that “anyone who was vaccinated under 75 has illnesses confirmed by a doctor’s note.”
