It's a beautiful Palm Sunday in Port Moresby.
Families attended church adhering to Covid-19 protocols.
Papua New Guinea has received 8,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from Australia.
Front line workers are expected to be the first to be vaccinated.
This is despite purported myths or misinformation against the vaccine about side effects.
There appears to be dissent on the importation and vaccination on citizens.
Opposition Leader Belden Namah has been frank against the government to pause the importation and vaccination until when there is a bi-partisan support for the vaccine following a clearance from a medical authority.
Madang Governor Peter Yama says the vaccine would not be welcome in his province.
The dissenting views appear because of reports from international media about side effects of blood cloth and protests in other countries.
Prime Minister James Marape in welcoming the vaccines from Australia said the good friends from Australia would not provide to PNG anything that is not accepted medically world-wide.
He said vaccination is though voluntary.
Papua New Guineans however feel messages delivered by people in authority, government and health professionals must not create fear and anxiety among citizens.
The country has a health system that cannot meet any demand in health crisis with shortage of manpower, medicine and lack of appropriate specialist medical equipment.
The best assurance people would like to hear is despite our challenges, the health workers would do everything they can to save the people- like a military would defend the state from foreign military invasion.
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