Head of local Seventh-day Adventist Church urges members to take COVID-19 vaccine

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Head of local Seventh-day Adventist Church urges members to take COVID-19 vaccine

The head of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, Pastor Everett Brown, has urged his members to vaccinate against COVID-19. Bringing greetings to worshippers during an online evangelistic series this morning, Brown, the president...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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