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Africa boosts its COVID-19 vaccine program as Easter is again marked quietly

People wear face masks as they attend Easter Mass at the Catholic Church in Rosebank, Johannesburg

People wear face masks as they attend Easter Mass at the Catholic Church in Rosebank, Johannesburg Source: AAP

Africa is to acquire 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and the UK is conducting a trial for large scale public events.


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: SBS



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