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People in Abidjan received the jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine with some relief on Friday after international health regulators said that the vaccine does not increase the overall incidence of blood clots, though it could not rule out a link to a small number of rare clots.

The first shots of coronavirus vaccines from the COVAX programme were given to people in the Ivory Coast. Jabs were being given to health workers, teachers and members of the armed forces at the Treichville Sports Palace in the commercial capital, Abidjan, where 95% of the country's cases have been recorded, according to the health ministry.

Ivory Coast has become the second country in the world to receive coronavirus vaccines from the COVAX initiative, which was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries have fair access.

To recover from the pandemic, tourism is one of the key drivers of global growth. On Monday, September 27, in Abidjan for the World Tourism Day 2021 celebrations, this call was made by the over 1,500 participants, including government officials, representatives of international organizations, and the private sector who converged.