Pharmacists say ready to administer Covid-19 jab - The Zimbabwe Independent

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Pharmacists say ready to administer Covid-19 jab - The Zimbabwe Independent

BY TENDAI MAKARIPE THE Retail Pharmacists Association of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) says its members are now fully capacitated to efficiently carry out Covid-19 vaccinations in a development that could help augment government’s efforts. This comes after government, currently overwhelmed by the high number of people turning up for vaccination, implored the private sector to come on […]

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