The new update comes 7 days after the previous report from M.O.H on April 1st, 2022, in which Samoa had administered a total 339,214 doses of the COVID vaccines, at the time. In the past week a further 2.6% of the eligible population have since received their second dose.

The recent mass vaccination program is also proving successful with an additional 25,312 people aged 18 years and over also receiving their booster shoots so far.