Last Updated:
Guinea President Conde Receives Russian COVID Jab
Guinean President Alpha Conde received his first dose of the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday at the presidential palace in Conakry. Conde was shown being given the jab on national TV, as part of the pilot program under way in the country.
Guinean President Alpha Conde received his first dose of the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday at the presidential palace in Conakry. Conde was shown being given the jab on national TV, as part of the pilot program under way in the country.
Guinea began vaccinating with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine on an experimental basis in December, and started with government officials. Minister of Defence Mohamed Diane was the first to receive the vaccine, followed by other Cabinet ministers.
The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving government members, a source close to his office said Saturday.
The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving government members, a source close to his office said Saturday.
Guineaâs Alpha Conde receives first Covid-19 vaccine jab
By AFP
Share
Conakry, Guinea - The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving government members, a source close to his office said Saturday.
Defence minister Mohamed Diane, a scientist by training, was the first in the country to get a jab of Russia s Sputnik V vaccine on December 30.
The source said Conde received the Sputnik V vaccine on Friday.
Several other government members who have not so far contracted the virus have also been inoculated over the past two weeks, a spokesman for the national health security agency told AFP.
The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving government members, a source close to his office said Saturday.