Speaking about the effectiveness of the Corona vaccine and its ability to fight this new mutant, Bishara said that “there is no vaccine available for the new mutant, as most people in Lebanon had received the first vaccine, and then returned and received the latest vaccine, “Bivalent Pfizer”. They secured their health with immunity against ancient mutants, in addition to the mutated “Iris”, which is similar to Omicron.
“Iris” in Lebanon?
In turn, a member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Representative Bilal Abdullah, revealed“Lebanon 24” That “the Ministry of Public Health is still conducting studies to identify the Corona mutants circulating in Lebanon, and until now, the results of the tests that were conducted did not show the presence of the new “Iris” mutator among the cases infected with Covid.”
Abdullah did not rule out the arrival of this mutant to us as long as it was prevalent in countries from which many tourists and expatriates came this summer, and they had dense gatherings in several places.
Regarding the possibility and readiness of Lebanon to confront a new wave of “Covid”, he said: “Despite the economic crisis that the country has been floundering in during the past years, it proved that the hospital sector was ready to confront the virus.” He continued: “The readiness of hospitals and medical staff was complete, The simple problem that hindered medical work was limited and brief to how to secure medicines only.”
Representative Abdullah concluded by saying: “The symptoms of the new variant are mild in general, and I do not expect to encounter many cases infected with the virus that may require hospitalization. the elderly”.
2023-09-03 06:30:02
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