PNG to launch national COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to combat rising cases

PNG to launch national COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to combat rising cases
Xinhua |
Updated: 2021-05-03 17:00
People learn prevention knowledge about COVID-19 at a shopping center in Port Moresby of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Sept 4, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea (PNG) will launch national vaccine roll-out on Tuesday to combat rising cases of COVID-19.
Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning said most of PNG's 22 provinces would have received their share of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and done their training in preparation for the national roll-out scheduled for Wednesday.
A total of 103,725 people have been listed to be vaccinated in the first phase, including frontline health care workers, border workers, students at health institutions, prison guards, police, defence force personnel and teachers.

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