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Thousands of South African opposition activists rally in Pretoria to demand a faster coronavirus vaccination rollout in the continent's worst-hit country. The far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party is also pushing for the use of Chinese and Russian vaccines, warning it would stage a sit-in at the home of the regulator's chairwoman if it did not approve the emergency use of the jabs within seven days. IMAGES
Residents of Pretoria get vaccinated against Covid-19, as South Africa struggles with a third wave of infections. The country, the worst affected by the pandemic in Africa, has seen the daily figures for new cases double over the past two weeks, while hospital admissions have climbed by nearly 60 percent over the same period. IMAGES
South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 89, receives Covid-19 vaccine as the country starts its immunization campaign for people over 60 years old. IMAGES
Charles Michel, the European Council President, says the EU is "making progress" in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, outside the Palacio de Cristal as EU leaders meet in the framework of the European Social Summit in Porto. SOUNDBITE
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg says in an online interview with AFP that she plans to skip the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this November, saying the uneven rollout of covid-19 vaccine campaigns would mean countries could not participate on even terms. IMAGES
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