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![[l-r] Health Department Pharmacist, Dr. Francine Amoa; LBJ Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Faumuina John Faumuina and Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/health_officials.jpg?itok=TmPOv6i9 "[l-r] Health Department Pharmacist, Dr. Francine Amoa; LBJ Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Faumuina John Faumuina and Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua during a joint DoH and LBJ news conference on Monday. [photo: FS]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Individuals who are not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine including a “special consideration” group of the population, such as pregnant women, were among other issues that surfaced during a news conference earlier this week where health officials shared local...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Even before the COVID-19 vaccine arrives on island this weekend, questions are already being raised as to whether an individual — especially first responders — can opt out from getting the new vaccine, manufactured by Pfizer Inc. There are also questions of whether the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man, who is on probation for a drug conviction 3 years ago is now charged with violating local drug laws after police officers discovered methamphetamine and marijuana inside his vehicle during a traffic stop in the Vaitogi area three weeks ago due to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a traffic stop two weeks ago due to alleged possession of illegal drugs. Both were booked and confined at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). They are Filoi Salu, who is now officially charged, while the other individual was released...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer Inc., the start of repatriation flights — to bring home an estimated 600 American Samoa residents stranded in the US — is being pushed back to February — giving ASG time to reconfigure local entry...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Any cargo on the planned third medical charter flight to Honolulu next month will help reduce the “cost-share” paid by non-medical patients, says Sandra King-Young, director of the American Samoa Medicaid State Agency — or Medicaid Office — which is coordinating the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new Senate and House of Representatives will be sworn in at noon on January 3, 2021, and the Secretary of the Office of the Samoan Affair, Paramount Chief Mauga Tasi Asuega told Samoa News this week that the new Legislature needs to work closely with the new...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In American Samoa the marriage of the old time doctor’s house call and transformational technology offer a realistic promise of better community health.
Back in the day, when junior was running a fever or mom was about to deliver a new baby, the family doctor, black bag...
Apia, SAMOA — The recent COVID19 scare involving crew members of the Fesco Askold has prompted ASG to request all container ships heading to the two Samoas to dock first at American Samoa before heading to Apia.
And the offer Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi noted, will impact the...
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.
This is according to health...