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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."
New York), Aug 25 (EFE/EPA).- Protesters gathered Wednesday in New York against the new measures adopted in relation to Covid-19 which state that from early September all workers have to be vaccinated or have a weekly Covid test. (Camera: JUSTIN LANE)SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST NEW COVID-19 MEASURES IN NEW YORK, US.
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
Phnom Penh, May 18 (EFE/EPA).- Cambodia has joined many countries around the world in rolling out a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The Cambodian health authority launched a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for all people aged 18 and over in Phnom Penh, starting from 18 to 31 May 2021 for the first dose. (Camera: KITH SEREY).SHOT LIST: A COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE HELD AT A VACCINATION CENTER IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
Bangkok, Apr 28 (EFE/EPA).- The Nimibutr indoor stadium in Bangkok has been turned into a reception center for new COVID-19 patients in bid to combat rapid rise of infections.Thailand registered 15 deaths Wednesday for the second consecutive day, the highest number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, fighting an outbreak that has hit Bangkok the most as authorities have made the use of masks in public places mandatory.A new wave of infections in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos adds to the delicate situation in the Philippines, where a health system collapse is feared. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: RECEPTION CENTER FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS AT THE NIMIBUTR STADIUM IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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