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The Azores smallest island has vaccinated its population and escaped COVID almost unscathed
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Published March 16, 2021, 12:42 PM
Battered by North Atlantic weather and sometimes starved of vital supplies, the tiny Portuguese island of Corvo has a crucial advantage in the fight against the pandemic: its remoteness.
Portuguese teacher Carla Santos (L), 48, talks to the only two pupils who attend class as other four schoolmates stayed at home after having some reaction to the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, on Corvo Island in Azores on March 12, 2021. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
Lying hundreds of kilometres from continental Europe, the smallest island in the Azores dominated by a volcanic crater and dotted with lakes appears to have escaped unscathed.
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How one island escaped Covid pandemic and has now vaccinated ALL residents to bring life back to normal
Updated: 16 Mar 2021, 18:37
A SMALL island has escaped the Covid pandemic and has vaccinated all its residents against the virus, with life already going back to normal.
Located hundreds of kilometres from continental Europe, the Portuguese island of Corvo has a crucial advantage in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic: its remoteness. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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A man gets his Covid-19 vaccine at the only health centre on the island of CorvoCredit: AFP
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Children wear face masks during a trip to Caldeirao craterCredit: AFP
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