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WHO: Vaccine coverage below 10 per cent in seven eastern Mediterranean nations
A man receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine jabs, at Guys Hospital, in London, Britain December 8, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Pool pic via Reuters

CAIRO, Dec 1 — An official at the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office said today seven countries in the region have not yet reached a threshold of 10 per cent vaccination coverage.

These countries represent a high-risk setting for the emergence of further variants, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari told a news conference. — Reuters

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