Tunisia: 'Covid-19 Vaccine Is Only Part of Solution - Will Not Be Enough to Contain Pandemic' - WHO Representative

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Tunisia: 'Covid-19 Vaccine Is Only Part of Solution - Will Not Be Enough to Contain Pandemic' - WHO Representative

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Tunisia Yves Souteyrand, on Monday, said the COVID-19 vaccine is only part of the solution; it will not be enough on its own to contain the pandemic in Tunisia.

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