83.7% of the target population have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 25.9% are now fully vaccinated

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83.7% of the target population have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 25.9% are now fully vaccinated

By Vijay Narayan

Tuesday 03/08/2021

491,056 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 151,866 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 83.7 percent of the target population have received at least one dose and 25.9 percent are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

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Please ensure you get your second dose when it falls due.

The second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine should be taken 8 weeks after the first dose and the second dose of the Moderna vaccine should be taken 28 days after the first dose.

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