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DEPT. OF HEALTH

Health director, Motusa Tuileama Nua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The last two Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu recorded travelers who tested positive upon arrival at Pago Pago International Airport, according to the Health Department report, which also indicates discrepancies in the number of travelers on the passenger manifest...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The proposed budget of the Department of Health, which is at the core of the fight against COVID-19 in the territory alongside the COVID-19 Task Force staff, increases by $5.03 million — from $10.10 million in 2022 to $15.17 million in 2023. The total fiscal year 2023...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a July 28 health advisory, the Health Department announced that American Samoa, “is currently experiencing an outbreak of the flu which can present similarly to COVID-19 symptoms.” The advisory comes on the heels of reports from LBJ Medical Center where nurses told...
monkeypox virus, shown here in a colored electron micrograph
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Tuesday’s COVID-19 Task Force weekly briefing, the Health Department presented information regarding the monkeypox outbreak in several countries including the U.S and that the vaccination for this new virus is available in the U.S but not yet in American Samoa,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Dept. of Health (DoH), during its presentation at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force meeting offered three recommendations for consideration, including reinstating test-to-travel protocols for travelers to and from Manu’a. This requirement was lifted last month...
Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four passengers onboard Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu last week Thursday night tested COVID-19 positive and were placed in isolation, in accordance with local protocol. Responding to Samoa News inquiries, Health Department Clinical Services director Dr....
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The Dept. of Health’s (DoH) latest report released on Friday evening shows Faleasao village leading the active case count with 25 active cases, up from 18 reported on the previous accounting — followed by Tafuna with 19, Leone 15 and Nuuuli 12.  DOH continues to send...
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...
COVID-19 particles
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an advisory distributed over the weekend, the Health Department announced the presence in American Samoa of the new COVID-19 omicron variant, BA.2, detected on some of the passengers on the Mar. 31st flight from Honolulu. DoH  first presented the information during...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa COVID-19 Outbreak Situational Report released Saturday morning, Apr. 16, states that 1 new COVID-related death was recorded on Apr. 14, which also reported 40 news positive cases, no new hospitalizations, and 203 cases released from home isolation. The...

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