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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

1 million Sputnik coronavirus vaccines expire in Guatemala

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Health authorities in Guatemala say over a million doses of the Russian Sputnik coronavirus vaccine have expired, because nobody wanted to take the shot.

Francisco Coma, the country’s health minister, said Monday that there was a “rejection” among the population toward the vaccine, even though a lot of Guatemalans remain unvaccinated.

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