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Pacific nations face tough road ahead with COVID-19 vaccinations, Lowy Institute finds

ABC

New research suggests that some Melanesian nations may take years to achieve even basic COVID-19 vaccination coverage, hampering their economic recovery and raising the risk of new variants emerging close to Australia's shores. Key points: The Lowy Institute predicts only a third of Papua New Guinea's adult population will be fully vaccinated by April 2026 Social media has driven vaccine …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Climate change could erase the Pacific islands. Who will defend them at U.N. summit?

LA Times

Just days until the start of the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, here is what passed for good news for Fiji’s small delegation: President Biden hadn’t refused to meet with them. “These things fall in place on the day.” For small nations like Fiji and other Pacific islands, scoring in-person meetings with the leaders of the world’s wealthiest …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Where can I travel overseas from Australia if I'm fully vaccinated? Which COVID-19 vaccine do I need?

ABC

Overseas travel is on the horizon for Australians, with the federal government preparing to reopen the international border next month. Those vaccines include: Pfizer AstraZeneca Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen The requirement for travellers to be fully vaccinated does not apply to children under 12. Travellers to the United Kingdom who are fully vaccinated must take a pre-booked COVID-19 test on …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Virus outbreak in Fiji batters economy, tests health system

Associated Press

SUVA, Fiji — A growing coronavirus outbreak in Fiji is stretching the health system and devastating the economy. Fiji’s government has delivered nearly 40,000 packages of food rations to people who have been isolating at home or are in targeted lockdown areas. Australia and New Zealand have sent vaccines, money and medical teams to help Fiji’s overburdened health system. James …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Australia to send 50,000 more doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Fiji

ABC

Australia is sending another 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Fiji and an Australian Medical Assistance Team to help the island nation as it struggles to bring its recent coronavirus outbreak under control. Key points: Australia has already sent 200,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Fiji The government has pledged to provide a total of 1 million doses to the Pacific Island nation Australia …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Fiji was once first in line for an Aussie travel bubble, now it's battered by COVID. What happened?

ABC

As the Pacific's most mature and developed economy, Fiji has endured a bruising 12 months. The Reserve Bank of Fiji estimates the economy contracted by 19 per cent last year, a number that would presage societal collapse if it were recorded here in Australia. Fiji has now recorded close to 900 cases in this outbreak, with half of those cases …

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3 years, 7 months ago

China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine launches in the Pacific

ABC

A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine has been launched in the Pacific, with the Deputy Prime Minister of Solomon Islands receiving the first Sinopharm shot in the region. Key points: Tens of thousands of doses of Sinopharm have been donated to Solomon Islands and PNG Australia has pledged to donate its locally made AstraZeneca vaccine to Pacific nations Pacific leaders have rejected …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Pacific Islands may not finish rolling out COVID vaccines until 2025

ABC

Solomon Islands has avoided the worst of the COVID-19 crisis, but new research shows it could take it and other Pacific countries years to vaccinate the majority of their populations. Key points: A delay in a mass rollout will likely also delay the reopening of international borders, experts say That could have economic consequences, especially for tourism dependent countries like …

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