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COVID-19
(AP) — They have decried COVID-19 as a hoax, promoted unproven treatments and pushed bogus claims about the vaccine, including that the shots magnetize the human body.
The purveyors of this misinformation are not shadowy figures operating in the dark corners of the internet. They are a small but...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Task Force chair, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale provided a brief summary — including costs — of the 2021 COVID-19 travel operations during this past Monday’s regular meeting, where it was also mentioned that the $100 vaccination incentive ends this week.
“About...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last week’s Health Department news conference, House Health Committee chairperson, Rep. Andrea T. Samoa noted a local “group of resistance” to the COVID-19 vaccine who are opposed to the government’s efforts getting the community vaccinated for protection from the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the government pushing for a 90% or more vaccination rate for American Samoa, one question that continues to circulate in the community, on social media and those from off-island interested in local issues, is when will the government fully reopen borders —...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The low turnout during the mass COVID-19 vaccination for the Western District last week Wednesday and Thursday — especially on Thursday, Dec. 9th — is being attributed by the Health Department to possibly, the distribution of the federally funded Advance Child Tax Credit...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed a positive Covid-19 case detected amongst a group in quarantine at a hotel in Apia.
Director General of Health, Leausa Dr Take Naseri confirmed the case was a 24 year-old man who had travelled from Hawaii via Fiji.
He arrived on the Fiji...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — From the $479.1million in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFR) allocated for the territory through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) — Gov Lemanu Peleti Mauga is dedicating $10 million to support local businesses.
The American Samoa Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Half of the $10 million allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for the Business Loan Program allocated to the local Commerce Dept. to administer and oversee has been budgeted for the Line of Credit (COL) initiative; while an additional $4 million is going to...
O saunoaga na lafoina e le Kovana Lutena, ile Susuga ia Talauega Ale ile fonotaga pei ona ripotia mai ile Talanei News ia Tesema 3, 2021 e fa'apea..."But if you choose to work for the American Samoa Government, then you will have to follow the rules. Working for the American Samoa Government is not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During last week’s cabinet meeting, Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale strongly urged Executive Branch directors to get their employees vaccinated for COVID-19, as mandated by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga, who has given a deadline of Dec. 15th for the Executive Branch workforce...