vaccine shipments
Apia, SAMOA — With Samoa's COVID-19 vaccine roll-out slated to start in April, some in the tourism sector aren't sure they'll be in business when borders eventually re-open.
While the tragedy of the measles epidemic of 2019 prepared the country to act fast and avert another health crisis, it couldn...

![Samoa is awaiting the arrival of its Covax facility allotment of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Meanwhile, Associated Press is reporting that Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries Monday to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and European regulators have said there is no evidence the shot is to blame. [photo: supplied] Covax facility allotment of the AstraZeneca vaccine](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa_awaits_vaccine_shipment.jpg?itok=yU3qEQcS)