291 articles tagged "covid-19-vaccine"
The Health Ministry is planning on initiating Pfizer Vaccine deployment for children aged 12 to 15 years from the 15th of November. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says COVID-19 poses a lower risk to c
Fiji citizens who were vaccinated for COVID-19 overseas will be able to have their vaccination details recorded on the Fijian Vaccination Registry System however the timeline on when this will be done will be confirmed
Education Minister Premila Kumar says although vaccination for students is not mandatory, they are urging students who are not vaccinated to please get vaccinated for their safety and for the safety of others. As
The Advisory Councillor of Lekutu District in Bua, Mohammed Farukh says unfortunately some politicians and church pastors have influenced some people in Bua not to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by saying it can affect the
86.9% of the adult target population in Fiji and 16,529 children between the ages of 15 to 17 years are now fully vaccinated. 96.3% of the adult target population and 31,211 children have received their first dose
You can now choose to receive the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at an interval of 6 weeks after the first dose. Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr James Fong says any person a
A research conducted amongst 1,338 people by Dialogue Fiji has revealed that 70.3% people indicated they were willing to allow their children who were below 18 years of age to receive a safe and approved COVID-19 vaccin
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that the COVID-19 vaccines will arrive from New Zealand next month so children between the ages of 12 to 14 years can be vaccinated and protected. While spea
86.3% of the target adult population is now fully vaccinated while 96.3% have received their first jab. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says 13,869 students aged between 15 to 17 years have now been fu
People who have a weak immune system and a reduced ability to fight infections and other diseases will be offered an additional dose of World Health Organisation's Emergency Use Listing COVID-19 vaccines. The Mini
84.4% of the adult target population in Fiji is fully vaccinated while 95.9% have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This means 592,904 Fijians have received one dose while 524,475 people have received two d
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete is urging villagers in Yasawa to get vaccinated as this can save lives and open doors for tourists to return to the islands when travel restrictions are lifted. While
95.8% of the adult target population in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 84.1% are now fully vaccinated. This means a total of 592,063 adults have received their first dose of the va
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the work is not finished and he will not be satisfied until we vaccinate more of our under 18s and as many of the eligible adults that remain unvaccinated as possible. While s
83.7% of Fiji’s adult target population is now fully vaccinated while 95.7% have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This means 591,629 of the target population have received at least one dose of th
Vaccinated students will not be separated from those students who are not vaccinated when they return to school. This has been confirmed by the Minister for Education Premila Kumar when questioned if vaccinated stu
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he has put out a directive that unvaccinated travellers coming to Fiji be put into quarantine and vaccinated. While speaking to frontliners in Rakiraki and Tavua, Bainimarama
82.3% of Fiji’s adult target population is now fully vaccinated while 96.2% have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This means 595,232 of the target population have received at least one dose of the
Education Minister Premila Kumar says in total they are looking at 344 teachers who will be terminated under the no jab, no job policy. She says 130 teachers have been terminated under the no jab, no job policy so
80.3% of Fiji's adult target population are now fully vaccinated. The vaccination coverage rate for adults who have received at least one dose is 96.2%. This means that a total of 594,872 adults in Fiji have r
