Senior Medical Advisor at UNDP Libya, Idris Elgayed, has revealed during a televised interview for Libyan WTV channel and Tabadul Platform that the head of state has not yet signed the informed consent, thus preventing anti-Covid-19 vaccines from gaining access to Libya, to date.
According to Elgayed, the informed consent is a necessary document imposed by drug companies selling the vaccine, as an approval requirement, which states that that they are not responsible for the side effects of the vaccine.
Elgayed noted that the purchase of vaccines is not that easy because the vaccine market is unreachable, stressing that most medications entering Libya are non-authentic and really expensive compared to Tunisia and Egypt.