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COVID-19

Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center has reported a new COVID-19 related death, bringing the fatality tally to 32, since the first death relating to the deadly virus was documented in March this year, according to the hospital’s presentation at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force...
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Apia, SAMOA — A one-year toddler has been recorded as the latest and youngest COVID-19-related death in Samoa. The Ministry of Health has confirmed the death, which brings the COVID death toll in Samoa to 29. The report said the one-year-old girl died of severe pneumonia and was not eligible for...
Protest the Vaccine Mandate” demonstrators
More than 30 people – young and old – took part in another “Protest the Vaccine Mandate” demonstration held in front of the fale Samoa near CBT True Value on Thursday, June 23, 2022. The opposition is what the organizers Tanya Ma’o Aab and Feo Lagafuaina described as “government COVID mandates”...
Pfizer shows production of the Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available this week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was arrested by police in violation of the curfew imposed during COVID-19 Code RED declaration is now charged for violating local drug laws after police found a glass pipe containing meth on him. Simona Lauago made his initial appearance in court last month. He...
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It has been confirmed that Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has COVID-19 and is now in isolation. He put those rumors to rest after confirming it during yesterday’s press conference and stated that he’s asymptomatic. The Governor confirmed that he’s fully vaccinated and has...
Vaccine mandate protesters
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A peaceful protest organized by some parents, held yesterday early morning, called out to government leaders to reconsider their vaccination mandates and let the people decide what to put inside their own body. At approximately 7:50a.m, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga passed by...
Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On day 90 since the beginning of community spread of COVID-19 in Feb. 2022 — the territory now has a cumulative total of 6,053 confirmed cases with one new COVID-related death recorded by the Department of Health, a man who was admitted last week Thursday. Coming as soon...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Office of Public Information has publicly apologized to members of the public for their lapse in carrying out their duties, when the press conference with the COVID-19 Task Force was not streamed live as it normally is. Yesterday, Samoa News received calls from the...
Dr. Thane Hancock
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During last week's COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale acknowledged and expressed gratitude to U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiologist, Dr. Thane Hancock for his assistance and support for American Samoa...

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