Fewer than 4 per cent of eligible adults are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea, while the outlook for other parts of Melanesia is also pessimistic.
The country has been hit hard by the delta strain of COVID-19 but fewer than 4 per cent of eligible adults are currently vaccinated, and the Lowy Institute projects only 16 per cent of people will be vaccinated by December next year.
The vaccine rollout in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands has been significantly faster, and both nations have managed to protect their citizens and stop COVID-19 from spreading through the community by shutting their borders.The Lowy Institute research predicts that the Solomon Islands will have vaccinated 66 per cent of its eligible adults by December next year, below the thresholds needed to curb the impact of COVID-19.
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