Poked in Sydney

By AFP Published: Aug 04, 2021 06:38 PM

A man gets his first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine at a walk-in COVID-19 clinic inside a Buddhist temple in the Smithfield suburb of Sydney, Australia on Wednesday. The country has reported 34,833 infections as of Wednesday with over 900 deaths. Photo: AFP

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