Nailini Singh 10 July, 2021, 3:45 pm Even with the rollout of the vaccination program, may women still consider traditional medicine as treatment for COVID-19 symptoms. Picture: WAISALE KOROIWASA In early March this year (2021), Fiji began rolling out its vaccination program with the arrival of the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccines into the country. Latest statistics by the Health Ministry reveals that about 56 per cent of the target population has received the first jab. Getting vaccinated is a personal choice, but against the more transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, herd immunity has been prioritised to counter the impact on our communities. The biggest challenge, however, for our local public health officials is vaccine hesitancy. Many people are still not accepting the COVID-19 vaccine and this in turn means inadequate protection for all of us.