20 Nov 2021

PNG govt urged to clarify its vaccination messages

From , 6:01 am on 20 November 2021

Papua New Guinea's government has been urged to strengthen and clarify its message about Covid-19 vaccination.

The country has been struggling with a third wave of the pandemic which has seen hospitals and health clinics around the country overwhelmed.

But PNG's vaccination rate remains stubbornly low, at around 2 percent of the population, while "no jab no job" mandates in the workforce have met with outrage.

Johnny Blades reports.

PNG's Minister for Forestry, Walter Schnaubelt was the first Papua New Guinea citizen to volunteer to receive the Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19, after its launch on Tuesday, 13 July, Port Moresby General Hospital.

PNG's Minister for Forestry, Walter Schnaubelt was the first Papua New Guinea citizen to volunteer to receive the Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19, after its launch on Tuesday, 13 July, Port Moresby General Hospital. Photo: PNG Health Department