Description
Added on the 13/03/2021 08:33:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
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."
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.
Iraq launches its Covid-19 vaccination campaign at Baghdad's Medical City hospital, after receiving 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China. Iraq has also agreed with the Chinese ambassador in Baghdad to purchase another two million doses, with no details on payment or timing. IMAGES
Tel Aviv (Israel), Dec 22 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Abir Sultan).- Israel launched a massive Covid-19 vaccination campaign, with people over 60 years old receiving the vaccine first. FOOTAGE OF A VACCINATION CENTER IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL.
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.