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Public health nurse first to get COVID jab

Public health nurse Marcia Thomas Yettman today began the first person in Jamaica to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The jab was administered at the Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, was present to...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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