I thank you all for
joining me in
thanksgiving for us
receiving our COVID
vaccinations on Friday
9 afternoon an added
milestone to our
general elections day.
Samoa is the 6 th Pacific
country to have
received their
allocation of vaccines
through the COVAX Facility in the past month. In this regard I wish to
thank, the COVAX Facility and all the partners that have contributed to
ensuring all countries, in particular small islands states and low income
countries, have access to the vaccines.
I also thank the COVAX, UNICEF and WHO Partnership for facilitating
the allocation and delivery of the vaccines as well as helping countries to
be in a state of readiness to receive the vaccines.
On behalf of the Country and all our people I thank all of our partners
present in Samoa who have ensured that Samoa’s needs are adequately
assessed and addressed in more ways than one.

I thank God for keeping Samoa protected including through the roll out
of the vaccines in the coming weeks AND for the miracle of the vaccines
and for the skills of those who helped to make them so quickly and in a
timely fashion.
Our thoughts and continuing prayers are with those less fortunate and
the suffering they endure. I take this opportunity also to thank all our
frontline workers, in particular the Ministry of Health for all your loyal
hard work.
To the public, I would like to thank all of you who have made the choice
to be vaccinated.
That will demonstrate who, are caring for themselves, and who are,
consequently, caring for our communities.
You will be helping to keep the risk of infection low by contributing to
the population of those immunized and thus protecting all, including
those who have yet to be vaccinated.
SOIFUA.