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FULL STORY: 68.9% of Fiji's adult target population fully vaccinated
17,996 children in Fiji receive first dose

FULL STORY: 68.9% of Fiji's adult target population fully vaccinated

17,996 children in Fiji receive first dose

By Semi Turaga
27/09/2021
[Photo: Supplie]

As of the 25th September 2021: 591,293 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine and 425,902 have received their second doses.

Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says based on their updated total population of 618,173 people aged 18 years and over, the revised vaccination coverage rates are 95.7% for adults who have received at least one dose and 68.9% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.

He says as for children, 17,996 children in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine as of the 24th of September.


54 new cases of COVID-19

By Semi Turaga
27/09/2021
[Photo: Supplied]

Fiji has 54 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.

There are now 13,022 active cases.

The Health Ministry says they have no new COVID-19 deaths to report.

There have now been 590 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji.

READ FULL COVID-19 UPDATE HERE



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