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2021-04-29

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo announces that it will redeploy several of their AstraZeneca vaccines to other Africa countries.

Sources: Reuters

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo will redeploy several of their AstraZeneca vaccines to other Africa countries.
2021-04-30 21:06:26 (First version)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo announces that it will redeploy several of their AstraZeneca vaccines to other Africa countries.
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