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Covid-19: country received 500 thousand doses of the chinese vaccine. 480 thousand more arrive on Wednesday

This Sunday, 500 thousand doses of the chinese vaccine, Sinopharm, arrived in the country. At the occasion, the Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta, announced that, next Wednesday, another 480 thousand doses of vaccine will arrive in Angola.

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"As part of the investment that the angolan government is making in the acquisition of vaccines, another 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived this Sunday morning, September 12," a note posted on Facebook by the Ministry of Health said.

On occasion, the holder of the Health portfolio took the opportunity to announce that next Wednesday, will arrive in the country "another batch containing 480 thousand doses of vaccines".

Silvia Lutucuta also took the opportunity to recall that the virus circulates "nationwide", recommending the population to strengthen and comply with protective measures.

The governor emphasized that "the country has several strains such as Alpha, Beta, and some cases of Delta", all of them are of high transmissibility and that "affect people at any age".

Showing concern about the third wave, Silvia Lutucuta, cited by Angop, said that "vaccinated people may eventually have covid-19, but will be asymptomatic or with mild manifestations, but that do not become serious cases, critical or lead to death".

The Executive wants, until the end of the year, to vaccinate 60 percent of the population. In the country, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, and Sinopharm vaccines are being administered.

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