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Jerusalem, Aug 1 (EFE/EPA).- Israel on Sunday started offering a third shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 60, as part of an effort to slow down the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. (Camera: ABIR SULTAN). SHOT LIST: MEDICAL WORKERS INOCULATE THE OVER-60S WITH A THIRD SHOT OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his wife Margaret receive their first Covid-19 vaccination shot. Kenya received a first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines through the Covax scheme in early March. Kenyatta received his vaccination shortly after announcing new lockdown measures in Nairobi and nearby Counties as the country tries to control its third wave of Covid-19 infections. IMAGES
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. IMAGES
New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins emerges as the sole nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's new prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside parliament in the capital Wellington, Hipkins said he will strive to "reach a consensus about who was best to lead Labour and therefore New Zealand forward." SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne holds a meeting on Covid-19 via videoconference with the prefects and directors of regional health agencies, as Europe currently experiences a seventh wave of the epidemic. IMAGES
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