Samoa s borders are likely to remain closed for the rest of the year, as health authorities set a Covid-19 vaccination target.
Health boss Leausa Take Naseri says borders will re-open only when 98 percent of the eligible population has been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Samoa Ministry of Health Covid-19 vaccination advisory, 6 May 2021.
Photo: Samoa MoH
Currently 7 percent have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Leausa says despite rigorous border testing, vaccines are the last line of defense against the virus getting a foot-hold in the country.
Samoa has secured enough two-dose vaccines for 40,000 people this year, a considerable shortfall on herd immunity of 120,000.
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