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Australia has so far provided 560,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Fiji

Australia has so far provided 560,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Fiji

By Shanil Singh
23/07/2021
[Photo: J John Feakes Twitter]

With another 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arriving in the country yesterday, Australia has so far provided 560,000 doses to Fiji.

Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes they will continue to work together to reach their target of providing 1 million doses to Fiji.

71.5% of the target population have now received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while 14.7% of the population are now fully vaccinated.

This means that 419,673 people have received the first dose in the country while 86,505 people have received both doses.

Fiji’s target population for vaccination is 586,651 adults.

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