Senegal kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign with China's Sinopharm vaccine

Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine provided by Chinese firm Sinopharm in Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 23, 2021. Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, taking a new step in the crusade against the pandemic. Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in front of the press at his ministry, which symbolized the starting point of Senegal's vaccination campaign. (Xinhua/Xing Jianqiao)