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Added on the 30/11/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
President-elect Joe Biden announced during a Friday speech that he has plans for FEMA. He said he will instruct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to build facilities for COVID-19 vaccines. These facilities will then distribute the vaccine to the American public, says Business Insider. Biden said his administration will build 100 federally-funded community vaccination centers. He plans to have this in motion by the end of his first month in office. He also promised to set up mobile vaccination units for hard-hit and hard to reach communities.
Bangkok, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand on Thursday continued vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for migrant workers, one of the country's most vulnerable groups. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: A VACCINATION CAMPAIGN FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AT THE THAI RED CROSS SOCIETY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Lima, Oct 6 (EFE/EPA).- Vaccination campaign against Covid-19 continued on Wednesday for the residents of the Peruvian capital, Lima. The Ministry of Health of Peru seeks to increase the number of vaccinated people. (Camera: MIKHAIL HUACAN). SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN LIMA, PERU.
Medan, Sep 23 (EFE/EPA).- The Indonesian government is speeding up its vaccination campaign as COVID-19 restrictions have been eased in most parts of the country. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI). SHOT LIST: A MASS VACCINATION WITH SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINE IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
Algiers, Sep 4 (EFE) .-Algeria launched Saturday an ambitious nationwide vaccination campaign to curb the Covid-19 pandemic and significantly raise the level of immunization, that barely reaches 17 percent of the population after six months.According to the Minister of Health, Abderrahman Benbuzid, the goal is to reach 70 percent of the population by the end of this year, which forces to triple in just three months the number of doses that have been given in the country since the first vaccine was injected last January. (Camera: NACERA OUABOU) SHOT LIST: THE LAUNCH OF THE MASS VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA.STATEMENTS BY CAPTAIN NASIM BERNAUI, COMMUNICATION MANAGER IN CIVIL PROTECTION.Translation: 1."Civil Protection, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, is in charge of taking this effort to all cities in the country with the aim of increasing the number of people of all ages vaccinated and limiting infections."2. "Now we see that citizens are more aware. Even young people are convinced of the need to be vaccinated thanks to the awareness campaigns that we have carried out in popular neighborhoods. (They see) that developed countries are gradually returning to their usual life after having more vaccinations".STATEMENT BY REDA, ALGERIAN CITIZEN.Translation: "I have tried several times to get vaccinated, but before the vaccine was not available. Now, after several months of hesitation, I have decided to get the jab. It is a good gesture, since (we must) guarantee herd immunity."