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Drive-through vaccination to begin at Nadi International Airport from tomorrow

Drive-through vaccination to begin at Nadi International Airport from tomorrow

By Vijay Narayan , Rashika Kumar
19/07/2021
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A drive-through vaccination drive will begin at Nadi International Airport from tomorrow till Friday.

Eligible Fijians over the age of 18 can get their first and second jab from 9am to 4pm.

As of yesterday, 393,095 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 78,624 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 67% of the target population have received at least one dose and 13.4% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

The target is to get 587,641 Fijians fully vaccinated.

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