Samoa has administered in total 339,214 doses of COVID vaccines so far. This includes 36,806 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 5 to 11 years; 48,647 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for the 12 to 17 year-olds and a total of 253,761 doses (AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines) for those aged 18 years and over.
According to information from the Ministry of Health, 96.7 percent of Samoa’s eligible population has received their first dose, 69.3 percent have received their second dose.
“There are 23,163 people aged 18 years and over recorded to have received their booster shots.
“This data will be updated following the mass vaccination program that is currently taking place.
The Ministry of Health continues to urge the public to go to the nearest Vaccination Sites at the school campus in their area.”
For today, the Health vaccination teams will be operating from the fixed sites, EPI building of the MOH opposite Seb and Rene Store at Motootua; Health Centre Matagialalu and the MOH-Credentialing Building opposite NKF Building – Motootua.
The public is encouraged to avoid overcrowding and to reduce the risks of further infections in any particular site and those that go in for their vaccines MUST BRING YOUR VACCINATION CARD; Ensure that you and your child wear masks; Ensure that you or your child has had breakfast and is well hydrated; Provide a copy of birth certificate or passport to confirm your vaccination records.
