Pfizer vaccine for booster doses
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 residents jabbed
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...
Pfizer launched in Honiara
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...
Australia reopens borders to fully vaccinated international travellers.
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...
Johnson & Johnson vaccine here
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...
Vaccination surge in Auki
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...
Frontliners to get booster doses
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...
DEADLINE LOOMS
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...
All HCC clinics to open except Vura and Mbokonavera .
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...
RISKS ARE THERE
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...