A flood of vaccines for Tunisia as foreigners vie for influence
Both Gulf states and western donors want to sway a beleaguered Arab democracy
WHAT A DIFFERENCE a month makes. In July, during the Eid al-Adha holiday, Tunisia’s health minister opened covid-19 vaccine centres to all adults. The centres were blindsided by his announcement. Large crowds queued for hours, only to be turned away when doses ran out.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Of coups and covid jabs”
Middle East & Africa August 14th 2021
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