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Biden's vaccine plan raises recovery hopes for Jamaican Gov't

NEW United States President Joseph Biden's plans to secure delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all Americans by May got the thumbs up yesterday in Parliament, as a positive for the ailing Jamaican economy.

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