Government promises efficiency, transparency and equity in COVID vaccination roll out

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Government promises efficiency, transparency and equity in COVID vaccination roll out

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has promised that the government will be maintaining a transparent and efficient COVID-19 vaccination programme that will prioritise those most vulnerable to the infectious and deadly disease....

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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