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Added on the 01/09/2024 10:53:33 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Argentine healthcare workers from San Martin general Hospital in La Plata receive their second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. Argentina is one of the first countries in the world to use the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and has also signed deals to purchase the AstraZeneca/Oxford and Covax vaccines. IMAGES
A nurse was arrested in Palermo, Sicily, for pretending to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to consenting patients, in particular to two spouses. In the video surveillance images, the nurse empties the content of a syringe into a gauze before giving the injection. IMAGES
A medical panel of US government advisors votes to recommend authorizing the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for five-to-11-year-olds, paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks. Seventeen of the independent experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted in favor and one abstained. IMAGES
"Welcome to mandate America," "essential yesterday, unemployed today," "no vax mandate": Holding up signs and flags, employees in New York City prepare to march across the Brooklyn Bridge, heading to City Hall to protest the Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate applies to municipal workers, who now have less than a week to get their Covid-19 vaccines or go on unpaid leave IMAGES
World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom announces that the WHO is recommending the broad use of the first malaria vaccine for children, adding that this recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot that has reached more than 800,000 children since 2019. SOUNDBITE
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.