New Zealand To Donate Further COVID-19 Vaccines To Tonga And Samoa – Scoop.co.nz

Saturday, 5 February 2022, 2:09 pmPress Release: New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and AssociateHealth Minister Aupito William Sio today announced that NewZealand is donating further Pfizer vaccines to Tonga andSamoa.

Aotearoa New Zealand is donatingan additional 9,300 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine toTonga, and 10,000 doses to Samoa, Nanaia Mahutasaid.

These donations are part of AotearoaNewZealands ongoing commitment to globalvaccination efforts and are part of our plans to supportvaccine rollout in the Pacific.

Thesevaccines will enable frontline workers and vulnerablepopulations to access a booster as early as possible,Aupito William Sio said.

Both Samoa and Tonga havedone an impressive job of vaccinating their people againstCOVID-19.

With Tonga now in lockdown andCOVID-19 detected at the border in Samoa, ensuringpopulations are boosted will play a key role in mitigatingthe impacts of an outbreak, Nanaia Mahutasaid.

Following the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apaivolcanic eruption and tsunami, New Zealand has provided $3million to Tonga in humanitarian funding. A Royal NewZealand AirForce C-130 Herculeshas departed BaseAuckland Whenuapai earlier today carrying the vaccines,rapid antigen tests, and equipment to supportre-establishing the electrical network.

This donationbrings New Zealands total vaccine donations to over47,000 for Tonga and 94,000 forSamoa.

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