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COVID-19 vaccines go to waste as the Omicron variant spreads

Over a million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine have been destroyed in Nigeria after authorities said they could not be used before their expiration date.

Over a million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine have been destroyed in Nigeria after authorities said they could not be used before their expiry date. Source: AP

Nigeria has had to dispose of more than one-million expired coronavirus vaccines.



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