Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France

FILE PHOTO: Health workers attend to suspected cholera patients inside a field hospital in Bebnine, Akkar district, northern Lebanon October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

(This Oct. 31 story has been corrected to reflect the source of vaccines as Sanofi's philanthropic arm and not the government, in paragraphs 1 and 6)

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon on Monday received a first batch of vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak - together with sharply worded criticism of its crumbling public health infrastructure from France, which facilitated the donation of the doses.