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Added on the 29/03/2021 17:17:47 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Members of Japan's elderly community receive their Covid-19 shots as a new mass vaccination center opens in Tokyo in an effort to accelerate the country's vaccination rollout amid a fourth wave of infections. The centers, run by the Self-Defense Forces, will operate for three months from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, including weekends and national holidays. They will use the Moderna vaccine developed by the United States, which was approved by the government on Friday. Japan hopes the mass venues, aiming to inoculate up to 10,000 people a day in Tokyo. IMAGES
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
People wait in line outside the new FEMA vaccination site on Miami-Dade College's North Campus to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has also opened sites in Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. IMAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett receives a booster shot of vaccine against the coronavirus, at Meir Medical Center in the central Israeli city of Kfar Saba. To try and contain a surge in coronavirus cases, authorities began administrating a booster shot. IMAGES
Police Minister Bheki Cele, and several members of the police force, receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccination against Covid-19, as South Africa faces mounting infections taking the countries new cumulative total past two million. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.