The Foreign and Caricom Affairs Ministry says at no time has Prime Minister Dr. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley "ever disparaged the vaccine programme in Guyana nor has he ever implied that the vaccines in use in Guyana are defective or unsafe."

The Ministry issued its statement in response to a claim made by an Advisor to Guyana's Health Ministry regarding recent statements made by Dr. Rowley about Guyana's vaccination programme.

Juhel Browne reports