Another 11,000 Australian manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines have arrived in the country with other medical supplies.
This includes 200 stretcher beds and over $220,000 worth of medical supplies.
The assistance will assist the Health Ministry in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
🇦🇺🇳🇿 #ANZMAT Team Bravo’s efforts on the ground supporting @MOHFiji will be bolstered by last night’s arrival of 11k 🇦🇺-made #AstraZeneca💉, 200 stretcher beds 🛏️ & over FJD$220k worth of medical supplies!👩⚕️Vinaka to the hardworking 🇫🇯🇳🇿🇦🇺 frontline teams. #TogetherWeCan #Vuvale pic.twitter.com/ohiZBVB5oX
— John Feakes (@AusHCFJ) July 20, 2021
They will also be boosted by AUSMAT Team Bravo.
Team Bravo consist of 14 medical personnel from Australia and New Zealand and three liaison officers who arrived in the country last Wednesday.
They are replacing the Alpha Team who arrived in the country last month.
The Australian Government has pledged 1 million vaccines for Fiji.
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