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A medical worker administers a dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 coronavirus disease upon a woman at a clinic in the city of Blida, about 45 kilometres southwest of the Algerian capital, on January 30, 2021, where the North African country is symbolically starting its vaccination drive at the same place to have registered the first novel coronavirus case in 2020. At the end of December, Algiers announced an order of 500,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine from its Russian ally. RYAD KRAMDI / AFP
January 31st, 2021 - 09:56 GMT

Algeria Kicks Off Its COVID Campaign With Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine

Algeria has kicked off its coronavirus inoculation campaign after receiving the first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. The vaccination campaign began on Saturday at a clinic in Blida province, where the nation’s first confirmed coronavirus case was reported last March. The drive began a day after Algeria received 50,000 doses of Sputnik V. It had ordered 500,000 doses from Russia in late December. Algeria began vaccinating its citizens against ...
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