""People are in no rush to get vaccinated," one health worker in Mbao said on condition of anonymity because she was not authorised to speak to journalists. "A woman told me she doesn't trust it because it's free. She's waiting for it to be sold in pharmacies to buy it.""
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The reticence in the West African nation is multi-layered. Many Senegalese have had doubts about the seriousness of Covid-19 from the start, and widespread scepticism about vaccines only grew with concerns over the AstraZeneca jab's possible link to rare blood clots. The shot by the British-Swedish firm is one of two available in Senegal.
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The guy with glasses looks like one of our leaders
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The reticence in the West African nation is multi-layered. Many Senegalese have had doubts about the seriousness of Covid-19 from the start, and widespread scepticism about vaccines only grew with concerns over the AstraZeneca jab's possible link to rare blood clots. The shot by the British-Swedish firm is one of two available in Senegal.
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The guy with glasses looks like one of our leaders
