91.4% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated.
97.6% of the adult target population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
This means 565,181 adults are fully vaccinated and 603,126 have received one dose of the vaccine.
28,091 children between the ages of 15 to 17 years old have been fully vaccinated.
For children aged 12 to 14 years old, 4,853 children are fully vaccinated.
The Health Ministry says they have recorded a total of 16 new cases.
12 new cases were recorded over the weekend while 4 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday.
Overall, for this 2nd wave, there have been 52,523 cases recorded, with 71% of the cases from the Central Division, 28% of the cases from the Western Division and 1% of the cases from the Eastern and Northern Division.
The Health Ministry has also rolled out a comprehensive surveillance program in all its subdivisions.
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says a part of this surveillance program includes the ongoing testing conducted for patients, relatives and staff at the main hospitals and the current restriction of visitations into hospitals.
He says members of the public are encouraged to assist our health teams in abiding by these visitation restrictions and to agree to be screened and tested when allowed into the hospitals.
Doctor Fong adds with the ongoing vaccination campaign for COVID-19 and identification of two cases of Measles in the Serua-Namosi Health Subdivision, they are also focused on stepping up the national immunization program for vaccine-preventable disease.
He says a national plan has now been put together to roll out early in January for the vaccination of all children in the eligible age groups against diseases that are prevented with childhood immunization.
All parents are encouraged to review their children’s vaccination cards, in particular those below the age of 5 years, to ensure that their vaccination is up to date.
Please contact your nearest health facility if your child has missed out on any scheduled vaccination.
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