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)

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.

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.