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The White House rejects a call by the World Health Organization for a moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots until at least the end of September as millions across the world have yet to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the United States can continue to donate vaccine doses abroad while keeping enough supply to provide Americans with a booster shot if needed. SOUNDBITE
India starts giving booster vaccine shots to health workers and the elderly as the country undergoes an infection surge driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the virus. IMAGES
Campaign group Avaaz, as part of the 'People's Vaccine Campaign', creates sand art on a Cornish beach calling on world leaders to waive Covid vaccine patents to enable better access for the world's poorest people. G7 leaders are meeting some 30 miles down the coast in Carbis Bay. IMAGES
The premier of Ontario announces that he will lift vaccine passport requirements in the Canadian province, the epicenter of protests against Covid-19 health measures for more than two weeks now. SOUNDBITE
Canadian truckers stage a protest outside the parliament against Covid vaccine mandates, in Canada's capital Ottawa. The trucker-led protests have shut down central Ottawa for 14 days, trying to force the government to lift Covid-19 health regulations. The so-called Freedom Convoy began last month in western Canada -- launched in anger at requirements that truckers either be vaccinated, or test and isolate, when crossing the US-Canada border. 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.
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