Morocco has started its coronavirus vaccine rollout and on Monday began distributing them across the country. According to MAP, the country's news agency, the North African country will begin its vaccination campaign this week. Authorities said Morocco will also receive the Sinopharm vaccine from China this week. The first to receive the vaccine will be health workers, teachers, security forces and those aged over 75, as well as those living in areas with high COVID-19 rates. Morocco has registered 466,626 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 8,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 26, 2021 09:33 UTC