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Burundi gives disclaimer on vaccine side effects
Saturday, July 31, 2021
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A health worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine. PHOTO | FILE
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MOSES HAVYARIMANA
What you need to know:
Health minister Thaddee Ndikumana said the country had received a letter from the World Bank announcing the deployment of the vaccines to the country.
The government, however, didn’t make it clear whether it will support a public vaccination campaign in the country.
The country has lifted the mandatory quarantine of arriving passengers whether tourists or returning Burundians living abroad.
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