The AstraZeneca vaccines were delivered to the rebel-controlled area through a border crossing with Turkey, the northwestern territory’s only gateway to the outside world.
Idlib health official Yasser Najib said the jabs were provided through the UN-led COVAX program for the world’s poor and developing nations.
He said the vaccination campaign will last 21 working days, starting Saturday in two of the enclave's largest hospitals. On Monday, the campaign will unfold in other health centers, Najib said.
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Syrian children, orphaned during the civil war, listen to a traditional Hakawati (arabic for story teller), in a tent set up for the occasion in the camp of Al-Aramel for the displacedCredit: AAREF WATAD - AFP