Tunisia says COVID-19 vaccines to be free for citizens


By EAyten
  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020

TUNIS, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 vaccines will be free for all Tunisian citizens, Hechmi Louzir, director general of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis, said on Tuesday.

Louzir told Tunis Afrique Presse that the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be allocated to those suffering from chronic diseases, the elderly, and health workers, adding that the vaccination will not be mandatory.

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