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A total of 7,102 children were vaccinated over the last 2 days. Dr Fong says the 15 to 17-year vaccination program has been ongoing with much of the teething issues mitigated. He says the denominator for this
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the new target population of adults aged 18 and over for the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign is 618,173. This is following the mop-up vaccination program
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the vaccination coverage rate in children will not determine the school starting dates. Dr Fong says a task force has been established to look at ensuring adequate
The Health Ministry has completed its review of the adult target population for vaccination and the revised coverage rates are 95.2% for one dose and 64.4% for the two-dose coverage. Permanent Secretary for Health
Fiji has recorded 118 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am today while we also recorded one death due to COVID-19. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the COVID-19 death to
85 people have been issued Public Health Infringement Notices by Police for failing to wear a mask in a public place over the last 48 hours, and Police say majority of the bookings made were as a result of negligence an
Five vaccination teams from Vunisea Hospital and two teams from Kavala Health Centre are conducting the vaccination of villages and settlements in Kadavu. Four new cases were recorded on Kadavu Island in the last 2
Fiji has 121 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday and no new COVID-19 deaths to report. 103 cases are from the Western Division and 18 cases are from the Central Divisi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has highlighted that the Moderna vaccine is first being administered to 15 to 17-year-olds who are nearing the end of their secondary education and who need to sit for their external ex
As the Ministry of Health begins rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children between the ages of 15 to 17 years from today, Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has revealed in parliament that more than 8,000 childr
No new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Kadavu, Malolo, Naviti, Waya, Nacula and Beqa Island in the last 24 hours. The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says 53 active cases on Kadavu island are distr
The Health Ministry has released the dates, clusters and venues for the vaccination of children from 15 to 17 years of age across Fiji. Through the Ministry of Education, the Moderna vaccine will be rolled out from
Fiji has 79 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am yesterday and no new COVID-19 deaths. 35 cases are from the Western Division and 44 cases are from the Central Division. Pe
A Border Health Protection Unit has been established to oversee and facilitate the health protection activities and programs conducted at our border and ports of entry to ensure our protection against trans-border infec
To date, 98% of the target population in Fiji have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 66% are now fully vaccinated. This means 587,948 adults have received their first dose and 387,320 have rece
The Board Chair of Father Law Home in Lami says they are in continuous need of assistance as their costs have increased and donor funding has decreased due to the impact of COVID-19. Jeffery Lin says they are facin
14 people are admitted at the Vunisea Hospital where 6 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in stable condition while 8 are negative. The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says 5 new case
The Fiji Police Force says people are continuing to not take COVID safe measures seriously and this is being reflected by the number of Public Health Infringement Notices issued on Friday and Saturday. A notice was
To date, 97.9% of the target population in Fiji have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 65.8% are now fully vaccinated. This means 586,737 adults have received their first dose and 386,287 have
Fiji has 161 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday and there are no new COVID-19 deaths. 101 cases are from the Western Division, 56 cases are from the Central Division
