Senegal kicked off its wider COVID-19 vaccination campaign after an official launch ceremony the day before saw dozens of officials vaccinated to demonstrate its safety.
Ousmane Dieng, an imam, says he traveled throughout the city ahead of the campaign’s launch, hoping to convince people to put aside fear and take the vaccine for the greater good.
The West African country is one of the first in the region to start vaccinating its population against COVID-19. It has so far recorded 33,242 cases and 832 deaths from the disease.