568,615 DOSES OF VACCINES AVAILABLE – DR. TUFTON

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Health Minister Dr.  Christopher Tufton says 568,615 doses of vaccine are available in the island to administer to Jamaicans.

These include 390,180 doses of the AstraZeneca brand for first and second doses, and 178,435 of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose brand.

Meanwhile, he is assuring Jamaicans that expired vaccines will not be administered, noting that a protocol exists for discarding them.

Approximately 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were scheduled to expire at midnight on September 30.