A policewoman receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Bamako, Mali, on March 31, 2021. Malian Minister of Health and Social Development Fanta Siby received Wednesday her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, which symbolized the official kickoff of Mali's COVID-19 vaccination campaign. During this first phase of the vaccination campaign, according to the minister, a total of 21,406 health workers will be vaccinated in Bamako, epicenter of the pandemic in this West African country. (Photo by Habib Kouyate/Xinhua)
