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Quito, Aug 16 (EFE).- More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday in Quito. Donated by the Spain to COVAX, the vaccines were delivered through the COVAX Facility’s dose-sharing scheme to the Government of Ecuador. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHÁVEZ). SHOT LIST: A SHIPMENT WITH MORE THAN 100,000 DOSES OF VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 DONATED BY SPAIN, AT THE MARISCAL SUCRE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Monrovia, Jul 25 (EFE/EPA).- A shipment of Covid-19 vaccines donated by the United States through the World Organization Health Initiative's COVAX arrived Sunday in Liberia's capital. (Camera: AHMED JALLANZO). B-ROLL OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADDITIONAL DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION CULTURAL AFFAIRS & TOURISM (MICAT), IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA. SOUND BITES: LIBERIA'S HEALTH MINISTER, WILHELMINA JALLAH; COUNTRY DIRECTOR OF CONCERN WORLDWIDE, DAVE SMITH AND COUNTRY DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, FAITH AKOVI COOPER (IN ENGLISH).
The G7 vows to donate one billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer countries, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, as the group of leading economies try to redress stark global inequalities in vaccinations. SOUNDBITE
Campaign group Avaaz, as part of the 'People's Vaccine Campaign', creates sand art on a Cornish beach calling on world leaders to waive Covid vaccine patents to enable better access for the world's poorest people. G7 leaders are meeting some 30 miles down the coast in Carbis Bay. IMAGES
Senegal receives its first doses of Covid-19 vaccines under the global scheme Covax at the Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport. IMAGES
New Jersey announced Thursday it would start vaccinating people age 65 and older. But also, they will be vaccinating people with underlying health conditions against the coronavirus. One of those health conditions that now bumps New Jerseyans to the front of the line is smoking. Only people age 75 and older and essential workers were recommended to be next in line. However, US officials recently urged states to expand eligibility says Business Insider. Smoking makes it much harder for your lungs to be healthy, putting you at risk for COVID.