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Thousands of South African opposition activists rally in Pretoria to demand a faster coronavirus vaccination rollout in the continent's worst-hit country. The far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party is also pushing for the use of Chinese and Russian vaccines, warning it would stage a sit-in at the home of the regulator's chairwoman if it did not approve the emergency use of the jabs within seven days. IMAGES
Residents of Pretoria get vaccinated against Covid-19, as South Africa struggles with a third wave of infections. The country, the worst affected by the pandemic in Africa, has seen the daily figures for new cases double over the past two weeks, while hospital admissions have climbed by nearly 60 percent over the same period. IMAGES
South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 89, receives Covid-19 vaccine as the country starts its immunization campaign for people over 60 years old. IMAGES
On the day that South Africa takes delivery of its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the arrival of the Oxford-AstraZeneca doses signals that the country can 'turn the tide' on the disease. SOUNDBITE
South Africa has taken delivery of its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines. President Cyril Ramaphosa watches as the batch of one million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is offloaded at the OR Tambo International Airport outside Johannesburg. IMAGES
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the government has asked its independent medicines regulator to study Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine with a view to an imminent roll-out. SOUNDBITE
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