Lomé — When Togo launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on 10 March, health workers on the frontlines of the pandemic were identified among the priority groups.
"I was afraid to begin with, particularly because we were the first people to be vaccinated," says Kossi Nouwossan, a physiotherapist at the Zébé Psychiatric Hospital, about 40 km east of the capital Lomé. "But since I am in constant contact with patients, I also felt that it was the responsible thing to do to protect myself and others."
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