{"id":17820,"date":"2022-06-21T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/france-gives-150000-doses-of-jj-vaccines-to-gambia"},"modified":"2022-06-21T11:44:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:44:21","slug":"france-gives-150000-doses-of-jj-vaccines-to-gambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/france-gives-150000-doses-of-jj-vaccines-to-gambia","title":{"rendered":"France gives 150,000 doses of J&amp;J vaccines to Gambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Oumie Bojang<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The French Government through United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, handed over one hundred and fifty thousand doses of the J and J vaccines to Gambia in support of its fight against the spread of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Representing the World Health Organization country representative to the Gambia, WHO Covid-19 incident manager Dr Ifeanyi Udenweze said the donation is aimed at ending the further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to further reinforce efforts by the health ministry in interrupting COVID 19 in the Gambia,\u201d Dr. Udenweze added. All vaccines are safe including COVID 19 vaccines. WHO encourages the people to avail themselves the opportunity to take the vaccine,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the EU Ambassador to the Gambia, Ms Enya Braun said the fight against the virus is a collective responsibility. \u201cVaccines are vital but we all know that is not enough. We must continue to take steps to protect ourselves and others and we must follow public health measures as stated by the health ministry,\u201d she urged.<\/p>\n<p>She further called on the health minister to ensure large numbers of the population get vaccinated before the next tourism season. deputising for the UNICEF country representative Gordan Jonathan Lewis, encouraged the government to vaccinate its population against the virus, while reassuring the government of more vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>Health minister Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh assured the donors of the best use of the vaccines \u201cThese vaccines would go a long way in fulfilling our vaccine requirement as a country,\u201d Minister Samateh stated.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: The Gambia | Standard News From The Gambia<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oumie Bojang Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The French Government through United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, handed over one hundred and fifty thousand doses of the J and J vaccines to Gambia in support of its fight against the spread of Covid-19. 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