COVID-19: Vaccines reach world’s farthest corners
AP, PORTLAND, Maine
After enduring 40 kph winds and freezing sea spray, jostled healthcare providers arrived wet and cold on two Maine islands in the North Atlantic late last month to administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
As they came ashore on Little Cranberry Island, with a population of 65, residents danced with excitement.
“It’s a historic day for the island,” said Kaitlyn Miller, who joined a friend in singing the song I’m Not Giving Away My Shot from the Broadway show Hamilton when the crew arrived.
Health workers accompany villagers in a boat as they cross the Brahmaputra River to reach a COVID-19 vaccination center in Bahakajari, India, on March 23.