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GAZA (Reuters) – Waiting for her COVID-19 vaccination in a Gaza clinic, Leena Al-Tourk, a 28-year-old Palestinian lawyer, recalled the social pressure she faced in the conservative enclave for getting the shot.<\/p>

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\u201cSome people told me, are you insane? Wait until you see whether it is good or bad,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Just 8,500 people have turned out to be vaccinated in Gaza according to an official, even though the enclave of two million people has received around 83,300 vaccine doses since February donated by Russia, the United Arab Emirates and the global COVAX programme.<\/p>\n

Suspicion of the vaccines runs deep in Hamas Islamist-run Gaza, which has registered over 57,000 coronavirus infections and 572 deaths, and which recently relaxed lockdown restrictions.<\/p>\n

People fear possible side-effects from the jabs and are sharing their misgivings widely on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are targeting 150,000 people from category number 1: the elderly, medical personnel and patients with chronic and serious illnesses, who may develop serious symptoms if infected,\u201d said Majdi Dhair, deputy director of prime healthcare in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly 26,000 people registered. This is a minimal number,\u201d he said, citing misinformation on social networks as part of the problem.<\/p>\n

On a Gaza street, Ahmed Nasser, 57, leaned against a pro-vaccination mural, painted by youngsters, that depicts a \u201ccoronavirus\u201d with jagged teeth trying to tug a woman away from two youths holding her hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtect yourself,\u201d a slogan next to the painting says. \u201cHand in hand we protect the elderly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nasser, a government employee, was unconvinced.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, I will not take the vaccine. They say on social media it can lead to blood clots,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In contrast, 100,000 Palestinians have registered to get the vaccine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where authorities have received 76,700 doses donated by Israel, Russia and COVAX.<\/p>\n

Both the West Bank and Gaza lag far behind Israel in vaccinations, which has been a world leader in their rollout.<\/p>\n

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