HAGATNA, United States — The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday, in a bid to restart its struggling tourism industry.
Dubbed ‘Air V&V’ — vacation and vaccination — the program is primarily aimed at US expatriates in the Asia-Pacific region, although other nationalities can participate.
Guam has limited Covid-19 infections and a high vaccination rate among the local population thanks to one of the most effective roll-outs in the region.
And that makes the island an attractive destination for vaccine tourists, said Visitors Bureau president Carl Gutierrez.
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