In this photo released by the Royal Palace, Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Palace in Fes, as he launches his country's coronavirus vaccination campaign, Thursday Jan. 28, 2021. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP)In this photo released by the Royal Palace, Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Palace in Fes, as he launches his country's coronavirus vaccination campaign, Thursday Jan. 28, 2021. The North African kingdom received its first shipments of vaccine doses in recent days from China's Sinopharm and Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca. The monarch took the shot at the royal palace in the city of Fez, Morocco’s official MAP news agency reported. Morocco says it will get 66 million vaccine doses, covering about 80% of its 35 million population.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 28, 2021 13:18 UTC