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ChinaUzbekistan to start mass coronavirus vaccination from April 1
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Uzbek law enforcement officers check drivers documents at a checkpoint as they enforce government restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov
Uzbekistan will launch its vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus with the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine from April 1, an Uzbek health official said on Wednesday.
Elderly and disabled people, employees of the healthcare and education systems as well as members of law enforcement agencies will be vaccinated first, the deputy head of sanitary and epidemiological welfare and public health service, Nurmat Atabekov, told media.
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