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Samia gets Covid jab as Tanzania rolls out vaccine campaign

Samia Suluhu Hassan.

A screen grab of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on July 28, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  Luke Anami

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan received her Covid-19 jab Wednesday as the country launched its vaccination campaign.

She led members of her Cabinet in receiving Johnson&Johnson’s vaccine that was donated by the US government.

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