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Head of Vaccine Strategy at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Marco Cavaleri says it is "safe and effective" to issue booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as three months after the initial course, down from previous guidance of six months. SOUNDBITE
The benefits of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine outweigh the risks, World Health Organization (WHO) experts have concluded. The statement followed the European Medicines Agency (EMA) giving their green light to the vaccine on Thursday. IMAGES
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame becomes the first leader in East Africa to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, which has been rolled out in the region in recent days, after the country received some 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech drug and 240,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford medicine. IMAGES
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
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine live on TV, kicking off a national rollout over the coming days. IMAGES
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