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Surge in COVID-19 Cases Highlights Need to Ramp Up Vaccinations in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Indonesia;   Bangladesh;   Fiji;   Papua New Guinea

ADB, UNICEF SUPPORT ROLLOUT OF VACCINES FOR CHILDREN IN SAMOA, TONGA, TUVALU AGAINST INFECTIONS DISEASES, CERVICAL CANCER

Government of Samoa
09 Aug 2021
  Samoa

ADB, UNICEF Support Rollout of Vaccines for Children in Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu Against Infectious Diseases, Cervical Cancer

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Samoa;   Tonga;   Tuvalu;   Vanuatu

Final world vaccination dose donations arrive

Samoa Observer
08 Aug 2021
  Samoa

COVID resistance detected; vaccine urgency spikes

Samoa Observer
07 Aug 2021
  Samoa

ADB and Palau Sign Grants to Protect the Poor and Vulnerable Groups from COVID-19 Impacts

Asian Development Bank
06 Aug 2021
  Palau

Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 inoculation

Matangi Tonga
04 Aug 2021
  Tonga

Pacific nations with high vaccination rates delay opening borders amid concerns around herd immunity

ABC News
03 Aug 2021
  Niue

United States provides an additional $250,000 (700 million MNT) to combat COVID-19 in Mongolia

US Embassy in Mongolia
03 Aug 2021
  United States;   Mongolia

NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji

RNZ
03 Aug 2021
  New Zealand;   Fiji

Honiara Lockdown Plan Reviewed

Solomon Islands Government
03 Aug 2021
  Solomon Islands

Vaccination first priority: Health Minister

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

The Latest: Australia city extends lockdown as clusters grow

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

NZ travel bubble for seasonal workers

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

Japan inks $8 mil. in aid to Mongolia over COVID-19

Kyodo News
01 Aug 2021
  Japan;   Mongolia

Over 24,000 now fully vaccinated

Samoa Observer
30 Jul 2021
  Samoa

50,000 Australian-Made AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Solomon Islands

Solomon Times
30 Jul 2021
  Australia;   Solomon Islands

National Referral Hospital Restricts Entry After COVID-19 Scare

Solomon Times
29 Jul 2021
  Solomon Islands

Hungary Donates 33 Ventilators to Mongolia

Hungary Today
29 Jul 2021
  Mongolia

Japan, UNICEF join fight against COVID-19

Samoa Observer
29 Jul 2021
  Pacific;   Japan