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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."
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), May 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mak Remissa) Hundreds of people have come throughout the day on Saturday to vaccination centers set up in Cambodia to inoculate citizens with the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine. Cambodia's Ministry of Defense on Saturday launched a national vaccination campaign for all people over the age of 18, starting with those at high risk in Phnom Penh, following the increase in cases in the country.FOOTAGE FROM THE VACCINATION CAMPAIGN AT ONE OF THE NOM PEN CENTERS, IN CAMBODIA.
Medical staff in Tunis receive some of the first jabs in Tunisia, as the North African country launches its inoculation campaign after receiving its first major delivery of Sputnik V vaccines on Tuesday, almost a month later than expected. IMAGES
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.