Bolivia has started its largest vaccination drive in history. It kicked off the campaign with Chinese Sinopharm vaccines in the city of Santa Cruz on Thursday to combat COVID-19.
The campaign has provoked great expectations in the nation's populace. Nicknamed 'a dose of hope,' it will cover various regions in Bolivia, which has reported more than 245,000 cases in nearly a year.
The government has considered the campaign to be unprecedented. Bolivian President Luis Arce, ministers and vice ministers of the government, and representatives of the Chinese embassy in Bolivia have attended the ceremony.
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