56% of the target population get the first doses of AstraZeneca while 9.7% are fully vaccinated

COVID-19 Health

56% of the target population get the first doses of AstraZeneca while 9.7% are fully vaccinated

By Vijay Narayan

07/07/2021

329,837 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 56,974 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 56 percent of the target population has received at least one dose and 9.7 percent are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

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Meanwhile the 7-day average of new cases per day has increased to 503 cases per day or 569 cases per million population per day.

Doctor Fong says today was another daily record of new cases at 791.

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