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Added on the 13/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Members of Japan's elderly community receive their Covid-19 shots as a new mass vaccination center opens in Tokyo in an effort to accelerate the country's vaccination rollout amid a fourth wave of infections. The centers, run by the Self-Defense Forces, will operate for three months from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, including weekends and national holidays. They will use the Moderna vaccine developed by the United States, which was approved by the government on Friday. Japan hopes the mass venues, aiming to inoculate up to 10,000 people a day in Tokyo. IMAGES
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Texans receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at UTMB (University of Texas Medical Branch) Health League City Campus as the state open vaccination to all adults Monday. IMAGES
Tens of members of a Guarani community receive their first Covid-19 vaccines in Marica, Rio de Janeiro state, after Brazil rolled out a nationwide vaccination campaign Monday. IMAGES
Josefa Perez, 89 years old, is the first in this Barcelona retirement home to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as EU countries launch their vaccination programmes. The second to receive the vaccine is the director of the retirement home Conchita Barbeta, 52. IMAGES
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