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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department estimates that close to 1,800 first responders, including healthcare workers will be the first local residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with the first shipment to arrive this Saturday on the weekly cargo flight.
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![COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force co-chairs — LBJ Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, Faumuina John Faumuina (3rd from left) and Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua (4th from left) — along with task force members and medical personnel from both DoH and LBJ after Monday’s news conference on the latest update on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for American Samoa. It was also revealed that another manufacturer has made an allocation for the territory too. [photo: FS] J Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, Faumuina John Faumuina (3rd from left) and Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua (4th from left) — along with task force members and medical personnel](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/vaccine_taskforce_5296.jpg?itok=9je4cYNf)