PNG could already have Covid vaccines if Australia and others had not blocked waiver,...

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Papua New Guinea could have received Covid-19 vaccines before its current crisis if Australia had not been part of a group of countries that...

PNG welcomes Australia’s promise of 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses as infections increase at ‘alarming’...

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One of Papua New Guinea's leading doctors says Australia's promise to share COVID-19 vaccine doses is of vital importance. “We desperately need the vaccine because...

Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns

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The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by UN health agency expert advisory board, SAGE, which allayed concerns over...
LC Linnix charter vessel to Banaba Island

Fresh water and a new desalination plant arrives in Banaba

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The people of Banaba in Kiribati have received the much-needed fresh water supplies from the capital Tarawa on Sunday – after a year without...

Government of Kiribati prepares charter vessel to take water to desperate families in Banaba

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The Office of the President in Kiribati has today responded swiftly to desperate pleas for fresh water supplies from the people of Banaba. PACNEWS has...

First doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administered to 10 Fijians frontline workers

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The first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 10 frontline workers at the Nadi International airport today. Receiving the first ‘jab’,...

SPC optimistic about rapid regional vaccination timelines

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The wait for island nations to vaccinate their people may only take a few months rather than years, the Pacific Community says. The UK-based Economist...

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