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Health chief avoids measles explanation

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By Sapeer Mayron 22 February 2021, 8:10PM

The Ministry of Health’s Director-General continues to refuse to explain why the Government ignored its own advice to dispense measles vaccinations on a massive scale months before an outbreak claimed 83 mostly infant lives. 

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By Sapeer Mayron 22 February 2021, 8:10PM

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