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The latest bulletin explains why it is safe to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines and why young people aged 12-17 can only get the Pfizer vaccine right now.
The bulletin is currently available in 12 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, English, Farsi, French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tamil, Tigrinya, and Traditional Chinese. More to follow.

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Here is a new COVID-19 Vaccine...

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The advantage of Lived Experience in Helping Others

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