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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...

![Dr. Hancock was among the first members of the federal team deployed to the territory the first week of March after the surge in COVID-19 cases on Tutuila began in late February. He has been providing various medical support and analysis to both LBJ Medical Center and the Health Department. [photo: Pacific Daily News] Dr. Thane Hancock](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dr_thane_hancock.jpg?itok=m-NXzgwu)