Cambodia Launches 4th Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations

Cambodia Launches 4th Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations
A Cambodian woman (R) receives a shot of fourth dose of the Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a heath center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Jan. 14, 2022. Heng Sinith/AP Photo
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodia on Friday began a fourth round of vaccinations against COVID-19 in response to the Omicron variant, with high-risk groups among the first to receive the additional boosters.

Front-line medical staff and members of the armed forces were among those lining up at hospitals and clinics. Government ministers, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, also received booster doses on Friday.