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Papua New Guinea Battles COVID-19 and Health Workers’ Vaccine Scepticism

September 10, 2024 0

Papua New Guinea (PNG), like many other Pacific Island countries, successfully held COVID-19 at bay last year, aided by early shutting of national borders. However, by March this year, the pandemic was surging in the most populous Pacific Island nation, and by July, it had reported 17,282 cases of the virus and 175 fatalities.

Logistic and communication challenges to rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine are immense in the rural and remote highlands region of Papua New Guinea. Credit: Catherine Wilson

CANBERRA, Australia , Jul 13 2021 (IPS) – Papua New Guinea (PNG), like many other Pacific Island countries, successfully held COVID-19 at bay last ye…

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