000 doses AstraZeneca vaccine

Vanuatu receives COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccines arrived in Port Vila from Brisbane last night.

Prime Minister Bob Loughman Weibur and other guests were present to receive the vaccines.

Frontline workers will be the first group to receive their doze of the COVID-19 vaccine when the vaccination programme rolls out which is targeted to commence next month.

Director Public Health Len Tarivonda said frontline workers are border workers, quarantine facility staff, public transport workers, people aged 55 and above.

Another priority group is people aged 35 and above with medical conditions.