Pacific Islands
Palau receives first batch of COVID vaccines
RNZ
January 4, 2021 10:49 am
[Source: RNZ]
The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in Palau early on Saturday morning, greeted by the president-elect and health minister.
Health minister Emais Roberts says 2,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived on a special flight from the United States.
He says the ministry would start using the vaccine from 3 January, with health workers first in line to receive the jabs.
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Following that, the ministry says it would look to vaccinate key officials and decision makers, then the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions.
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