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Falklands has a “plan of attack” to inoculate Islanders with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Rebecca Edwards has said there is already a “plan of attack” formulated to vaccinate Islanders with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
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Energy & Oil
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Environment
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Entertainment
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Health & Science
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Tourism
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