Timor-Leste Gets First Batch of COVAX-Sourced COVID-19 Vaccines Amid Devastating Floods
Immunising those working near the land border with Indonesia will be vital, experts say.
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The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Timor-Leste on April 5, bringing a renewed sense of hope to the tiny Indo-Pacific nation simultaneously enduring devastating floods and a capital city in strict coronavirus lockdown.