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86,000 AstraZeneca doses to be in the country by the end of the week & plans underway to take vaccines to Fijians through mobile units

86,000 AstraZeneca doses to be in the country by the end of the week & plans underway to take vaccines to Fijians through mobile units

By Vijay Narayan
19/05/2021
AstraZeneca doses

Fiji will have approximately 86,000 AstraZeneca doses by the end of the week through the COVAX facility and Australia and New Zealand.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong reveals the vaccination plan includes taking vaccines to Fijians through mobile units.

He says this will ensure that all Fijians will be able to access the vaccine without having to travel far or wait too long in queues.

For further convenience to members of the public, they will also have drive-through vaccination sites.

The locations of the mobile vaccination teams will be announced early next week.

He says their priority will be to provide first-dose to the rest of the frontline workers including those who have a high level of public contact in their employment such as taxi and bus drivers and those working in supermarkets; Fijians living in densely populated areas; and to individuals who are particularly vulnerable because of age, compromised immunity and certain chronic illnesses.

Doctor Fong says they will also complete the vaccination process for those who have already received their first dose.

Fiji will have approximately 86,000 AstraZeneca doses by the end of the week through the COVAX facility and Australia and New Zealand.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong reveals the vaccination plan includes taking vaccines to Fijians through mobile units.

He says this will ensure that all Fijians will be able to access the vaccine without having to travel far or wait too long in queues.

For further convenience to members of the public, they will also have drive-through vaccination sites.

The locations of the mobile vaccination teams will be announced early next week.

He says their priority will be to provide first-dose to the rest of the frontline workers including those who have a high level of public contact in their employment such as taxi and bus drivers and those working in supermarkets; Fijians living in densely populated areas; and to individuals who are particularly vulnerable because of age, compromised immunity and certain chronic illnesses.

Doctor Fong says they will also complete the vaccination process for those who have already received their first dose.

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