Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan. [Standard]Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has received her first Covid-19 Janssen vaccine jab at State House, Dar es Salaam as she launched a nationwide vaccination drive. The country’s Health Ministry officials and other leaders also joined in the exercise on Wednesday morning, as Tanzania looks to upscale the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine programme. The President also noted how Tanzania was lagging in the inoculation exercise as her neighbours rolled out the exercise months prior, urging residents to show up in masses. “Vaccination is one of the most important and reliable interventions in the world in the fight against infectious diseases, including Covid-19.

Source: Standard Digital July 28, 2021 09:36 UTC