Togo's PM receives first AstraZeneca vaccine jab, launching COVID-19 immunization in the west African country

Togo's Security and Civil Protection Minister Colonel Damehame Yark receives his first injection of AstraZeneca vaccine in Lome, Togo, March 10, 2021. The nationwide immunization started Thursday, which targeted health personnel and people over 50 years, in the capital Lome and its outskirts considered the hardest hit by the pandemic. (Photo by Victor Kelenga/Xinhua)