Vaccine

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has confirmed that booster doses have commenced on frontline workers using the Pfizer vaccine to further strengthen their protection against the Omicron and Delta variants of COVID-19. In his...

Mbokonavera 4 residents in Honiara have received their vaccination on Thursday. The vaccination rollout program was organized between the MB4 community task force committee and the Health promotion department of the Ministry of Health and...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine was successfully launched and rolled out in Honiara yesterday at the National Referral Hospital. These vaccines have been prioritised for youths aged 12 to 17 and pregnant mothers. Speaking...

Solomon Airlines has welcomed Australia’s new international border rules, which this week open the country’s borders to all fully vaccinated visa holders, preparing for the return of tourists, business travellers, and other visitors. Since the...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO  THE Ministry of Health and Medical Service will receive another new covid-19 vaccine, theJohnson and Johnson vaccine provided by the New Zealand government through the COVAX facility. Incident Controller of the National...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE Whole of last week has seen a surge in the number of people who had taken their jab at the Central Field Vaccination Centre in Auki. From Monday to Friday, a total...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO  ALL frontline workers in Honiara and Guadalcanal will be given their booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his latest national...

Top public servants face job loss over vaccination By EDDIE OSIFELO SOME high-profile public servants in the government are expected to lose their jobs if they do not get their vaccinations by the end of this...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO ALL Honiara City Council clinics will open and provde health services in Honiara exepct for Vura and Mbokonavera clinics. This was confirmed by the office of the Ministry of Health and Medical...

But gov’t plans to reopen border in July still stands By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Immigration Department is finalizing its operational plan called ‘Keepem me safe’ ahead of the reopening of the national borders in July. Damien, who...