Australia will send 8,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine supply to Papua New Guinea next week and is asking AstraZeneca and European authorities to divert another 1 million doses to the country.
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Australia's closest neighbour is in the grip of a worsening COVID-19 crisis, with more than 1,400 active cases.
Health experts fear the real figure is much higher because of massive undetected community transmission.
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