Senegal kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm vaccine
Xinhua
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Former Senegalese Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine provided by Chinese firm Sinopharm in Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 23, 2021. Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, taking a new step in the crusade against the pandemic. Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in front of the press at his ministry, which symbolized the starting point of Senegal's vaccination campaign. (Photos: Xinhua)
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Senegalese epidemiologist Moussa Seydi receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine provided by Chinese firm Sinopharm in Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 23, 2021. Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, taking a new step in the crusade against the pandemic. Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in front of the press at his ministry, which symbolized the starting point of Senegal's vaccination campaign.
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Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine provided by Chinese firm Sinopharm in Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 23, 2021. Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, taking a new step in the crusade against the pandemic. Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in front of the press at his ministry, which symbolized the starting point of Senegal's vaccination campaign.