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Kathmandu, Aug 10 (EFE/EPA).-Elderly citizens in Nepal received Tuesday their second Covid-19 vaccine dose after Bhutan and Japan donated AstraZeneca vaccines through COVAX. Around 1.3 million elderly Nepalese people above the age of 65 received the first dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) in March 2021 but the inability of delivering vaccines by Serum Institute of India had pushed millions elderly people uncertainty for months. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN DURBAR SQUARE, KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Colombo, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan senior citizens received on Monday the second dose of the Oxford Astrazeneca (Covishield) COVID-19 vaccine amid the third wave of the pandemic.Sri Lanka is facing a serious shortage of Astrazeneca vaccines to administer the second dose, according to health authorities.The island nation has so far recorded a total of 253,618 COVID-19 cases with 2,944 deaths while a total of 2,605,558 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 900,519 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVE THE SECOND JAB OF THE OXFORD ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE, AT A TEMPORARY VACCINATION SITE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Jakarta, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian teachers and elderly received Wednesday a shot of COVID-19 vaccines as cases in the country since the beginning of pandemic crossed 1.6 million. (Camera: MAST IRHAM).SHOT LIST: TEACHERS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE WAIT FOR ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE INJECTIONS DURING A VACCINATION DRIVE FOR TEACHERS AND ELDERS AT GONZAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
The English variant, presumably more contagious, accounts for about 1% of positive Covid-19 tests in France, according to the preliminary results of a survey conducted over two days last week, says French's Health Minister Olivier Véran. SOUNDBITE