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JA Receives 14,400 Doses of Vaccines Under Covax Facility

Jamaica receives fourteen thousand (14,400) doses of Vaccines under the Covax Facility shipment. It represents the first installment of a total of 124,800 doses to be received through the Covax facility. Now the remaining allocations according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton are expected to be delivered by May 2021.

Jamaica, like many other developing countries, joined the Covax facility to ensure access to safe vaccines at a reduced cost.

Dr. Tufton along with members of the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO was on hand to receive the shipment at the airport on Monday, March 15.

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