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Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives at Rome's Spallanzani Hospital to receive his vaccine against Covid-19. The 79-year-old president received his jab along with other people from his age group, born in 1941 or before. Italy on Monday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 official coronavirus deaths, amid warnings the spread of new variants is fuelling a fresh wave of infections. IMAGES
Covid-19 vaccinations are administered in Rome's Tor Vergata hospital, as Italy is set to receive 470,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine every week starting from Monday. Massimo Andreoni, head of infectious diseases department at the hospital, is among the first to get vaccinated. EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign hailed as the "key" to defeating Covid-19, as the growing spread of a new coronavirus variant intensified fears the pandemic could wreak further devastation. IMAGES
A van carrying the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrives at Rome's Spallanzani hospital where medical staff will get innoculated from Sunday. The vaccine will be dispatched into other regions from Italy from the hospital. IMAGES
A van carrying the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrives at Rome's Spallanzani hospital where medical staff will get innoculated from Sunday. The vaccine will be dispatched into other regions from Italy from the hospital. IMAGES
The first doses of the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are delivered to the Spallanzani hospital in Rome, escorted by the Carabinieri, to be administered from Sunday onwards to doctors, nurses and other health workers. 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.