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Portugal says will start COVID-19 vaccination as soon as … – Thomson Reuters Foundation
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/PORTUGAL-VACCINATION (URGENT):Portugal says will start COVID-19 vaccination as soon as shots arrive
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By Catarina Demony
LISBON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The head of Portugal’s vaccination task-force said on Wednesday that the distribution of coronavirus jabs would kick off as soon as they arrive in the country, hopefully before the end of the year.
“It would be intolerable to have vaccines in Portugal and not use them immediately,” Francisco Ramos told a parliamentary committee, adding there would be three main distribution points across the country, including in the Azores and Madeira…
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