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Added on the 09/03/2016 08:06:58 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Nimes (France), Jan 26 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Guillaume Horcajuelo).- Health workers continue with the first stage of the national vaccination program against coronavirus in France. The French government ruled out Tuesday to increase the application of the second dose of Pfizer's vaccine up to six weeks, instead continuing with the current deadline of between three and four weeks following the first dose. FOOTAGE OF THE VACCINATION CENTER IN NIMES, FRANCE, WHERE THE PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE IS BEING ADMINISTERED.
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