CARPHA says AstraZeneca vaccine in Caribbean different from batch in Europe

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CARPHA says AstraZeneca vaccine in Caribbean different from batch in Europe

In a bid to abate emerging concerns across the region, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has said that the version and batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine being used in the Caribbean is not the same as the one now temporarily halted in...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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