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Review
. 2021 Mar 1:11:03039.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03039.

Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

Melody Okereke  1 , Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde  2 , Samson Tobiloba Samuel  3 , Isaac Olushola Ogunkola  4 , Yidnekachew Girma Mogessie  5 , Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno 3rd  6
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Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

Melody Okereke et al. J Glob Health. .
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