Palestinian leaders have announced that they expect their first batch of coronavirus vaccines to arrive by March, as the West Bank and Gaza face an anxious wait to receive jabs while Israel presses ahead with its record-setting vaccination drive.

This week the Palestinian Authority said it had secured a provisional agreement with AstraZeneca and was seeking doses from Moderna, as well as the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine.

The Palestinians are also working with the World Health Organisation to receive free vaccines under the Covax scheme.

It came as Palestinian officials accused Israel of “ignoring” its duties as an occupying power to assist them in protecting their people from the disease.

“The search by the Palestinian leadership to secure the vaccines from various sources doesn’t …continued .
[Source: CNBC News]