Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido receives alcohol in his hands before a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Caracas, Venezuela April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is risking further delays to an already stalled COVID-19 vaccination campaign by seeking to use specific brands of vaccines while shunning readily available ones, opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday.
The COVAX global vaccine program has offered to sell doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Venezuela, pending a payment arrangement, but the government of President Nicolas Maduro blocked its use following concerns about blood clotting.
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