Vaccine

BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki MALAITA Provincial Health is stepping up its measles and rubella campaign in response to outbreaks in neighbouring countries. A two-day briefing was held for 22 health representatives from four regions of Malaita to...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO  ALL fully vaccinated Solomon Islanders are advised not to travel to countries affected by the omicron variant. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare issued the reminder in his national address on Sunday 26th December...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PEOPLE residing in provinces that are free from COVID-19 are urged to quickly move to their nearest vaccination centers and get vaccinated and not wait for the virus. Minister for Health and...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO  Government says the newly introduced Johnson & Johnson vaccine will save operation costs and reach more people in remote places. Health minister Dr Culwick Togamana says this is due to the Johnson...

Solomon Islands received 100,620 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines yesterday from the United States Government through the COVAX Facility – a partnership co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki PREMIER of Malaita province Daniel Suidani says any decision on whether or not to get the covid-19 vaccine is a personal choice, however corona virus is real. He made the statement during a...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki SINCE the roll out of covid-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca) in Malaita province last year, only 19 percent of eligible population of nearly 90,000 had completed their doses. It’s a worrying statistic and it means...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO UNVACCINATED pregnant women are being urged to get vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine when have the opportunity to receive it. Dr Leeanne Panisi, head of Obstetric Gynaecology, NRH made this call during...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI A man suspected of producing fake vaccination cards has been identified and is now on the police radar. Acting PPC Malaita, Inspector Charles Eddie Koto told this paper yesterday they are “closing in...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO BOOSTER doses of covid-19 vaccines are now available for eligible people. That’s according to the Ministry of Health’s technical adviser Dr Yogesh Choudrhi. “Booster is now available for those who have completed their...