BY: Loop Author 15:48, April 22, 2021
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Misinformation spread via social media and word of mouth has led many Papua New Guineans to believe things that are untrue about the COVID-19 vaccines and many people have said they won’t get vaccinated.
However, U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Erin Elizabeth McKee said just as an athlete practices to prepare for a big game, COVID-19 vaccines teach our immune systems how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19.
She said it typically takes two weeks after vaccination for the body to build protection against the virus that causes COVID-19.