Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 309,293 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca and 49,876 Fijians have received their second doses.
Doctor Fong says this means that 53 percent of the target population has received at least one dose and 8.5 percent are now fully vaccinated nationwide.
A total of 5,243 first doses and 1,141 second doses of the vaccine were administered nationally in the last 24 hours.
You can check the Ministry’s vaccine dashboard to find real-time data on first-dose and second-dose numbers at the national, divisional and sub-divisional levels. You can check out the link on our website, fijivillage.
Meanwhile the Ministry of Health repeats its advice that Fijians take steps to protect themselves until an adequate number of people are protected through vaccination and to be particularly vigilant in protecting people who are most vulnerable to severe infection, including the elderly, people with weakened or compromised immune systems, and people suffering from other serious conditions. Be alert to the symptoms, which include runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, fever, headache, body ache, or diarrhoea.
More severe symptoms, which could indicate a medical emergency, include difficulty breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, severe headache for a few days, new confusion, inability to wake or stay awake; and pale, gray, or blue-coloured skin, lips or nail beds.
If you have any of these symptoms, mild or severe, please go immediately to a nearby testing facility for evaluation.
