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CDC shifts focus to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake among the youth

A healthcare worker vaccinates a member of the public during the Launch of Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Drive held in Dagoretti on February 3, 2022. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The Africa CDC is planning a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign in Africa to boost uptake.

Ahmed Ogwell, the Africa CDC Deputy Director, said the larger percentage of the population in the continent comprises the youth, at whom the campaign is mainly targeted as part of developing herd immunity.

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