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COVID-19

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Madison, WISCONSIN — “How risky is being indoors with our 10-year-old granddaughter without masks? We have plans to have birthday tea together. Are we safe?” That question, from a woman named Debby in California, is just one of hundreds I’ve received from concerned people who are worried about...
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi
Honolulu,HAWAII — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blackgirdi said Wednesday that he might consider implementing a mask mandate after the Covid-19 case count rose for the eighth week in a row. Hawaii recorded a weekly average of 925 cases per day on Wednesday, up from 722 the previous week. The state also...
Dr. Akapusi Ledua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale said the government is committed  to addressing the alarming obesity rate among young people, under 50-years old as reported in the LBJ Medical Center’s Preliminary COVID-19 Mortality Analysis. Talauega gave the comments at last week’s...
Allison Pfaendler
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During Monday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference, Allison Pfaendler, who is the lead of the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT), said that this past Thursday marked two months since the federal team arrived in the...
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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has recorded its youngest COVID-related death. This was revealed by the Acting Director General of Health, Tagaloa Robert Thomsen, confirmed the 36-year-old male died on May 1 from pneumonia made worse by COVID-19. Tagaloa also confirmed the national COVID-19 vaccination roll...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department’s COVID-19 Situational Report for May 9, shows another COVID-19 related death recorded by LBJ Medical Center, with the fatalities relating to the deadly virus now totaling 30 individuals.  No other information was available about the new fatality,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale has revealed that there have been requests from people to enter the territory who are not fully vaccinated — claiming “medical or religious” exemptions from current COVID-19 emergency declaration restrictions. Talauega, who is also the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “This is a critical point for American Samoa as the numbers continue to drop, in terms of [COVID] positive rates, [and] our admissions to the hospital continue to wane,” says Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale during yesterday’s COVID-19 Task Force virtual news conference. “...
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Apia, SAMOA — The Ministry of Health (M.O.H.) in Samoa has reported 449 new community cases to increase the confirmed number of community cases to 10,583. A M.O.H. Situational Report on COVID-19 in Samoa, which was released Sunday 9pm and covered the 2pm Monday 2 May to 2pm Wednesday 4 May 2022...
Three healthworkers from Honolulu posing
COVID-19 drastically disrupted travel to American Samoa while many safety and health requirements have been challenging for travelers. The Health Dept. is recognizing the women in Hawaii that helped many of our people through the process especially as we close the ASDOH branch in Honolulu. We love...

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