It also prompted representatives from the World Bank, the Lebanese Health Ministry, the country’s COVID-19 vaccination committee and other commissions to meet and discuss the breach within the national vaccination plan. The World Bank, represented by its Beirut-based office, said it “will continue supporting Lebanon, but with respect to priority groups. Of those who registered, 27 lawmakers received approval for the vaccine, because they were 70 or older. He accused World Bank regional director Saroj Kumar Jha of “playing a political role”. He said: “This reflects the lack of ethics that a World Bank representative should have.

Source: Libya Today February 17, 2021 21:35 UTC