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2021-05-28

COVID-19 pandemic

Kosovo signs an agreement with Pfizer to buy 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, with the vaccine rollout expected to begin on June 15.

Kosovo buys first coronavirus vaccines as it speeds up rollout

Kosovo buys first coronavirus vaccines as it speeds up rollout © Reuters

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