PALIKIR, Pohnpei\u2014As of Thursday last week, 10% of the adult population of the Federated States of Micronesia has received their second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which translates into 14% of the nation\u2019s minimum 70% target. <\/p>\n
Yap has vaccinated 38% of its adult population with the first dose of the vaccine, and 25% with the second dose. <\/p>\n
Chuuk has vaccinated 13% of its adult population with the first dose of the vaccine, and 6% with the second dose. <\/p>\n
Pohnpei has vaccinated 18% of its adult population with the first dose of the vaccine, and 9% with the second dose. <\/p>\n
Kosrae has vaccinated 29% of its population with the first dose of the vaccine, and 10% with the second dose. <\/p>\n
All adults aged 18 and up are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. <\/p>\n
The U.S. government has informed FSM that it can soon expect to increase its stockpiles of not only the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine but also the vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson. The FSM government intends for the Moderna vaccine to cover the nation\u2019s larger main islands as the Moderna vaccine is shipped in a solid state and, once it becomes liquid, must be used quickly. By contrast, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine\u2014which is shipped in a liquid state\u2014will be used to vaccinate the remote atolls in Yap, Chuuk, and Pohnpei. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe good news is that we are making progress,\u201d said FSM President David W. Panuelo in a statement. \u201cThe bad news is that the progress we are making, as a nation, is too slow. I applaud the efficiency of the State of Yap, which\u2014if it were judged as a separate jurisdiction\u2014has a higher vaccination rate than [Palau and the Marshall Islands]. \u2026I call on\u2026Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae to follow Yap\u2019s example, and to expedite their delivery of the vaccine to as many communities as possible.\u201d (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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