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Cairo (Egypt), Sep 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohamed Hossam / Pablo Pérez Álvarez) Egypt is boosting its vaccine production after becoming the first country in Africa to produce immunizations against Covid-19, from the Chinese company Sinovac, to supply the rest of the continent and the Middle East, said Health Minister Hala Zayed on Wednesday.FOOTAGE OF A VACCINE FACTORY OF THE VACSERA PUBLIC COMPANY IN CAIRO.
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
Johannesburg, Jun 10 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: EPA archive) Nine in 10 African countries are set to miss the target of vaccinating 10% of their population against Covid-19, as an aggressive third wave looms over the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION CENTRES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
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
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).