The Belau National Hospital in the Republic of Palau is better able to serve its patients thanks to a donation of 124 wheelchairs from The Church of Jesus Christ of
Palau Could Become the First in the World to be Vaccinated
Health workers give Palau citizens their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination.
Source: Palau Ministry of Health
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Digital Share Friday, 08 January 2021 09:38 AM
A cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean that s one of the few places on Earth entirely free from COVID-19 could become one of the first countries vaccinated against the disease.
The Republic of Palau, an archipelago home to about 18,000 people, received its first shipment of the vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna on Saturday (2nd January 2021). Vaccinations started the next day, Palau s Ministry of Health announced on Twitter.
A cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean that's one of the few places on Earth entirely free from Covid-19 could become one of the first countries vaccina