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Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA — A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what makes it...
O e na auai i le toe sauniga o le tina Tanya Tarasawa ma lagomau ai o ia i lona aiga i Faga’alu lava, lea na aofia ai le Faatonusili o le Matagaluea o le Soifua Maloloina (DOH), le susuga Motusa Tuileama Nua ma le Sui Faatonusili, le susuga Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O se vaaiga i nisi o le vaega galulue a le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina i le aso To’anai ua te’a i le faia o tui puipui i le maketi i Fagatogo. [ata: DoH Facebook]
Noting the growing presence of China in the Pacific, Congresswoman Amata asked former Secretary of State Condolezza Rice at the yearly House Republican Members retreat if the U.S. should strengthen its presence in the region or leave it to Australia and New Zealand to protect our interests. In her...
State College, PENNSYLVANIA — Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping to his upper lip: “No, I will not get vaccinated. And nothing you do or say will change that fact.” He provided no reason for why he was so opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine.
As a...
Neil’s ACE Home Center workers, with facial masks working from behind plexiglas panels while serving customers inside the store on Mar. 14. Social distancing, facial masks and sanitizing are very much a part of the ACE shopping experience — taking care of each other. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The world's biggest Pacific dance festival is getting ready to take the stage in Auckland next week — but for the first time the show will go on without any crowds.
Because of Omicron, the Polyfest will be a shadow of its former self. The number of groups has dropped from...
Plexiglas has been installed to ensure the safety of faipule during sessions and committee hearings. While the Plexiglas does enable social distancing, it seems to have encouraged wearing facial masks as optional, with some faipule seen wearing masks improperly (below the nose and below the chin),...
This Samoa News photo taken in 2020 from the top of the hill in Utulei where the tramway site is located, as the sun rose over Pago Pago Bay. Think of the view this would present for visitors. Read story about funding for a study to rehab the tramway elsewhere in today’s issue. [SN file photo]
On COVID ward duty last week at LBJ Medical Center — the LBJ Facebook page identified Helen T. Seui, Cel Leal, and Dr. Susana Pene. You can still see their beautiful smiles even beneath the HAZMAT gear. [photo: LBJ Facebook]