Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched the country's Covid-19 vaccination campaign after receiving just over a million Johnson & Johnson shots donated by the United States through the COVAX scheme.
President Hassan was the first to receive the vaccine on live television and reassured the country that the shots are safe."I'm a mother of four, a grandmother of several grandchildren, and a wife, but most of all I'm the President and Commander in Chief. I wouldn't put myself in danger knowing that I have all these responsibilities as the shepherd of the nation," she said during a ceremony at State House in the city of Dar es Salaam.
The government instead promoted nonpharmaceutical approaches such as herbal treatments and steam inhalation to combat the viral disease.Magafuli's sucessor, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has stressed the importance of mask-wearing in recent days. Shortly after he died in March, President Hassan formed a committee of experts to look into the safety and effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines.
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