By Martha Taumata Faavae
The COVID-19 scheduled vaccination run will start in 2-weeks times and not 3-days after the arrival of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in Samoa.
The Director General of Health, Leausa Dr. Take Naseri, and his medical team needs the extra time to monitor carefully the health reactions showing up in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom and other countries using the same vaccine.
Samoa took official delivery today of 24,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine today at the Moto’otua Pharmaceutical Warehouse.
The vaccine was officially presented to the Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Minister of Health Faimalotoa Kika Stowers Ah Kau this morning.
Officials from the World Health Organisation and members of the diplomatic corps attended.
