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COVID-19 Task Force
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force acknowledged during their weekly meeting this past Monday that the high number of positive cases recently reported in quarantine have not only “tested the medical community’s response but also the travelers’ patience.”
It also resulted in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the new year 2022, the American Samoa COVID-19 Taskforce’s primary mission remains unchanged and that is “to protect the people of American Samoa from the devastating impacts of COVID.”
This is according the COVID-19 Task Force Operations Report 2021 released last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The COVID-19 Task Force has approved changing the vaccination age requirement for those wishing to travel to American Samoa and the new requirement will be enforced for the flights that start in February 2022.
A press release issued by the Task Force after their regular...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a Jan. 18 memorandum to cabinet members, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga clarified the membership of the COVID-19 Task Force, which is chaired by Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, who is also the Governor’s Authorized Representative.
The membership includes 30 ASG...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While a detailed report on American Samoa’s 2021 COVID-19 Task Force Operation is still to come, the Governor’s State of the Territory Comprehensive Report states that more than $33 million in local and federal funds were used for the “Repatriation, Quarantine and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s $100 cash incentive, which is awarded to any eligible resident (except ASG employees) getting a first or second dose of the vaccine will end this coming Friday and the health centers have been busy this week accommodating the foot traffic there.
In...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the new year starting off amid surges of COVID-19 infections in record numbers across the United States due to the Delta and Omicron variants, Lt Gov Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale is reiterating Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga ‘s recent comments that the foremost priority...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At this week’s COVID-19 Task Force meeting the Medicaid director announced that starting with the January 27 flight, all non-residents wishing to travel to American Samoa will NOT be eligible for Medicaid services while the HR director confirms that more than half of the...
compiled by Samoa News staff
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s recent call for more “active participation” by Task Force members was bolstered at this week’s COVID-19 Task Force meeting with a number of local politicians showing up in person to observe the deliberations where topics included crafting a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an Oct. 26th memorandum to COVID-19 Task Force members, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga voiced concerns over the drop in member participation during meetings and ordered that “active participation” is to continue for future meetings.
According to the governor, participation...