In Tunisia, UNICEF-Supported Scouts Protect Their Community From COVID-19
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Sharing important health safety tips with passersby and helping out in vaccination centers, UNICEF-trained teens are taking action to end the pandemic.
In Mhamdia, in the suburbs of Tunis, Tunisia, a group of Scouts meet passersby on a drizzly morning, talking to pedestrians about the risks of Covid-19 and ways of preventing infection.
© Pau González for UNICEF USA
By Sam Kimball and Pau González
TUNIS, Tunisia In the grey drizzle of a wide street bustling with pedestrians and passing vehicles in Tunis’ distant suburb of Mhamdia, a small group of teenagers in blue uniforms stop to talk with locals every few steps. The teens are Tunisian Scouts and they are giving 60-second talks on personal safety measures mask-wearing, physical distancing, handwashing people can take to protect against COVID-19 infection. Some passersby stand and listen intently, nodding in agreement.
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Tunisia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX Facility
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17 Mar 2021
Tunis March 17, 2021- Tunisia received today the first batch of 93,600 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. This delivery is part of a first wave of arrivals that will continue during the year, with the goal of vaccinating 20% of the population in Tunisia.
“This shipment represents an important step in the fight against COVID-19 and Tunisia is delighted to receive this first batch of vaccines through the COVAX initiative. The country has prepared well for its vaccination campaign and is committed to providing the vaccine for free and in a way that guarantees access for all residents in Tunisia (18 years and above) to the vaccine without any discrimination,” said Faycal Ben Salah, Tunisia’s Director General of Health. “We are confident that the national vaccination campaign, launched on Saturday March 13, and which benefited nursing staff as a priority