Shafaq News / The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the Iraqi government to expedite the provision of the COVID-19 vaccine, stressing the need to start the vaccine roll outs in the poor areas and keeping it away from the hands of the "corrupts".

Al-Sadr said in a statement, "the Iraqi government must fulfill its duties towards the Iraqi people", adding, "the government should provide medical that reach the farthest homes."

"I recommend rendering the vaccination mandatory", he concluded.