World Bank’s emergency cash for Lebanon may stop amid reports MPs queue-jumping for Covid vaccine, regional chief warns

Millions of dollars

Millions of dollars in World Bank funding for Lebanon’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout could be halted due to alleged queue-jumping for the jab by the country’s MPs, the financial institution’s regional director said on Tuesday.

According to local media, Lebanese MPs and parliamentary staff over age 75 were to be vaccinated on Tuesday without needing to register in advance, although journalists were not to be allowed to observe.

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