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Pacific Economic Outlook Weakens, But Vaccination Progress Provides Optimism — ADB

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Pacific

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 Infectious Diseases, Cervical Cancer

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

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

Government of Samoa
09 Aug 2021
  Samoa

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

Entire Netherlands colored red on EU coronavirus map

NL TImes
05 Aug 2021
  Netherlands

Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 inoculation

Matangi Tonga
04 Aug 2021
  Tonga

COVID-19: Cases fall in the Netherlands and UK, while Italy and Romania push vaccines

Euronews
04 Aug 2021
  Italy;   Netherlands;   United Kingdom

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

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

ABC News
03 Aug 2021
  Niue

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €2.2 billion in pre-financing to Portugal

European Commission
03 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Portugal

Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium get first tranches of EU recovery funds

Reuters
03 Aug 2021
  Other ADB Members;   Belgium;   Luxembourg;   Portugal

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

Vaccination first priority: Health Minister

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

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