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DRC President Tshisekedi receives Covid-19 jab, urges residents to get vaccinated

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President Tshisekedi receives his Covid-19 vaccine. PHOTO | COURTESY 

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

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The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi on Monday received his first dose of vaccine against Covid-19.

This comes at a time when efforts to encourage the public to get vaccinated are being intensified.

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