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Fijians above 60 years of age and pregnant women have been encouraged to get the Moderna vaccine for protection against Covid-19.
The government plea comes amid record daily infections and deaths recorded so far - over 14,000 active cases are in isolation with more than 100 deaths reported.
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Photo: Supplied/US Embassy, Suva
Fiji s Health Ministry says it will begin administering the Moderna vaccine soon after more than 150,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in Fiji last weekend through the US government and the COVAX Facility.
The shipment is part of the 80 million doses of vaccine that President Joe Biden committed from the US vaccine supply to support global needs.
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Repeka Nasiko
18 July, 2021, 5:00 pm
Speaking at a ceremony marking the arrival of the Moderna vaccines, US Embassy chargé d’affaires (CDA) Tony Greubel. Picture: FIJIAN GOVT
More than 150,000 doses of Moderna vaccine arrived in the country on Friday night and will be reserved for pregnant women who wish to protect themselves from the deadly COVID-19 virus.
The doses arrived at the Nadi International Airport through the multi-country COVAX facility and the US President, Joe Biden’s, commitment to offer 80 million doses of the vaccine to support global needs.
US Embassy chargé d’affaires (CDA) Tony Greubel said through the ingenuity of American scientists and the resilience and commitment of the American people, they were in a position to help others.
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The morgue at Fiji’s largest hospital is already full and authorities have established field hospitals in sports stadiums and other venues as the health situation deteriorates.
Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services said many people were waiting too long before seeking medical assistance.
“Sadly, people with severe COVID-19 are still dying at home or they are coming to a medical facility in the late stages of severe illness,” the ministry said in a statement.
Fiji has recorded 13,800 infections, and 72 deaths, since April after a breach in a quarantine facility. The country last year logged fewer than 100 infections and just two deaths.