291 articles tagged "covid-19-vaccine"
Australia has delivered a further 30,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Fiji as well as vaccine consumables such as syringes and other equipment over the last 3 days. This has been confirmed by Austra
The Health Ministry will conduct a massive vaccination drive beginning today throughout the Central Division for all persons 18 and older who have not yet received their first dose. The Ministry says they have arra
A study in England has found that the AstraZeneca and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses. The BBC reports two jabs of either vaccine to give a s
20,000 more AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country from Australia last night. Australia’s High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes said on Twitter that this is to further support the Health Ministry's fight aga
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
The Health Ministry has now taken the next step to fully vaccinate the frontliners for COVID-19. The second jabs are now being administered on the health workers. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fo
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has conveyed his appreciation to Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison for Australia’s unprecedented commitment and support to Fiji's response and recovery from COVID-19. Du
An additional 10,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have arrived from Australia. Australia's High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes says they are pleased to announce this second delivery of Australia-made AstraZe
The Health Ministry's COVID-19 vaccination drive starts today in parts of Macuata and Bua. You can get vaccinated at St Mary's Primary School in Labasa, the Agriculture Quarters in Dreketi, Nadogo Secondary School
The COVID-19 vaccination drive will start at the Khemendra Central School in Savusavu today. The Ministry of Health says they are targeting frontliners, including private and public health care workers, defence for
Australia is committed to providing Fiji with more COVID-19 vaccines. This was the message by the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes while handing over the initial 10,000 AstraZeneca vaccines and othe
Fiji has received a further 21,600 AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX. The Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong had earlier said they expect 64,800 of the 100,800 doses pledged by COVAX to arrive by June
Hundreds of people have rushed to the Tilak High School vaccination centre in Lautoka to get their COVID-19 vaccine today and this has resulted in lack of social distancing being followed. Some people have contacte
Hundreds of people turned up at Prince Charles Park in Nadi today to get their first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine as the Ministry of Health rolls out the next phase of their vaccination campaign which is also underway in
The next phase of the COVID-19 Vaccination drive has started in Nadi, Lautoka and Suva this morning. People are being urged to come at Prince Charles Park in Nadi and Tilak High School in Lautoka till 6pm. For
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the current commitments for the COVID-19 vaccine doses for the country can cover 484,000 Fijians. He says we need to cover 650,000 people. Doc
Fiji’s fight against COVID-19 has received a major boost as New Zealand has offered, and Fiji has accepted, AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people from New Zealand’s domestic vaccine portfolio. New Zealand Associ
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says there are indications that they will be getting enough COVID-19 vaccines for everyone they want to vaccinate. Dr Fong says they will be getting the vaccine in b
Head of Health Protection, Dr. Aalisha Sahukhan says they are expecting more positive cases of COVID-19 in the coming days because of the 14 days incubation period. Doctor Sahukhan says they have tested 69 contacts
Another 24,000 AstraZeneca doses from the COVAX facility has arrived and the Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says that they are looking at deploying the whole 24,000 vaccines soon. Please stay listenin
