Afghanistan begins vaccination drive

Afghanistan has begun administering a COVID-19 vaccine with a ceremony at the presidential palace. Afghanistan received 500,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the government of India earlier this month. After the vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation, it has begun immunizing front-line personnel including health workers, reporters and security forces. Afghanistan has recorded 55,646 coronavirus cases, including 2,435 deaths.


PTI | Kabul | Updated: 23-02-2021 15:39 IST | Created: 23-02-2021 15:23 IST
Afghanistan begins vaccination drive
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Afghanistan has begun administering a COVID-19 vaccine with a ceremony at the presidential palace.

Afghanistan received 500,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the government of India earlier this month. After the vaccine's approval by the World Health Organisation, it has begun immunizing front-line personnel including health workers, reporters and security forces. Afghanistan has recorded 55,646 coronavirus cases, including 2,435 deaths.

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