Algeria says to start anti-coronavirus vaccination in January 2021


By Eaeje

ALGIERS, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Algeria is to start anti-COVID-19 vaccination in January 2021, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Sunday.

"I ordered prime minister to hold a meeting with the scientific committee in charge of monitoring the pandemic development, in a bid to select the best anti-COVID-19 vaccine ahead of starting the vaccination operation in January 2021," Tebboune said in a statement on his official Twitter account.

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