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This island could be the first fully vaccinated territory in the world
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James Frater, CNN
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(CNN) - The tiny remote Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean could “become the first island to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,” the British Military said Friday.
The island – a UK overseas territory – has a population of just over 800 inhabitants.
At least 1,950 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Ascension earlier this week on a special support flight by the Royal Air Force.
Staff at the island’s Georgetown Hospital have begun administering the vaccine and the first people to vaccinated were hospital employee Sylvia Isaac and her husband Mervyn.
A military aircraft containing 3,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has left RAF Brize Norton for the Falkland Islands. It is a continuation of the Government’s pledge to provide vaccinations to British Overseas Territories including the Falklands. Vital delivery of 3,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is flown to the Falklands Picture: MOD Located in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina, the islands have had just 41 cases of coronavirus and no virus-related deaths. The plane took off at 1.10am on Monday. Group Captain Simon Blackwell said: “Tasks like this are exciting for our teams to support and send out vaccines to overseas territories.