Vaccines work, says St Ann’s Bay paediatrician

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Vaccines work, says St Ann’s Bay paediatrician

Head of the paediatric department at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr Coralie Antoine, has added her voice to those encouraging Jamaicans to take the AstraZeneca vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Antoine, who was the first person in St Ann to...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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