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Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says trying to source the pediatric doses for 5 to 12 years old is a little bit complex as these doses have to be specifically made and is much more expensive. Dr Fo
175,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccines has been officially handed over to the Ministry of Health which will be used for booster shots and children above the ages of 12 years. It has been confirmed that Pfizer doses a
76,410 individuals have so far received booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says for the month of February, a further 175,558 people have become eligible for
A 6 month old baby from the Central Division has passed away due to COVID-19. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says her medical records reflected that she had a congenital medical condition that con
The Ministry of Health has opened an expression of interest for pharmacies to open up Rapid Antigen Testing sites in communities. Permanent Secretary Doctor James Fong says once this is done, they will then look a
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the Pfizer vaccine is expected to be rolled out next week for children between the ages of 12 to 14 years old. Dr Waqainabete says last night 175,500 Pfizer doses ar
Fiji’s fight against COVID-19 has been given a boost as 530,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be given over the next 3 months by Australia through a partnership with UNICEF and New Zealand. It will be dedicate
100 COVID positive patients are currently admitted in hospital. According to the Health Ministry, none are in critical or severe condition. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says there is a downward
As of January 31st, 73,630 individuals have received booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the 142,240 persons considered eligible. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says this represents
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has confirmed 3 new COVID-19 deaths from the 27th to 28th January 2022. He says the first COVID-19 death is of a 92-year old woman from the Central Division, who died at
We have the means to protect ourselves and children have a lower risk of getting COVID-19, lower risk of suffering symptomatic disease and lower risk of getting severe outcomes. Those are the comments of Permanent
52 families in home isolation yesterday due to COVID-19 around parts of the country received food ration packs from the Government. There were 21 families in home isolation in Lautoka, 2 families in Nadi, 6 famili
Chris Brown has been accused of drugging and raping a woman and is being sued for $US20 million. BBC News reports the alleged assault reportedly took place on a yacht on 30 December 2020 in Miami, Florida. BB
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says he will review the situation for curfew. He made this comment to fijivillage after we highlighted to him that Ellana Kalounisiga of Knox Entertainment said that on
Samoa's nationwide lockdown has been lifted with a new level of restriction in place as the Prime Minister confirms no community transmission of COVID-19. Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa confirmed that work
129 people are admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19. 70 people are admitted in the Central Division, 59 in the Western Division and 26 in the Northern Division. The Health Ministry confirms that none
The US State Department is advising its citizens not to travel to Fiji due to COVID-19 related restrictions. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Fiji, in
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says vaccination of children under the age of 12 remains part of ongoing discussions as sourcing them remains difficult. He has also revealed that as of 26th Ja
The national 7-day average COVID-19 daily test positivity is 44.6%. This means 44.6% of the COVID-19 tests conducted by the Health Ministry return a positive result. The Health Ministry says the high positivi
7 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported from 22nd January 2022 to 26th January 2022 bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the third wave to 103 so far. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says one death
