Xinhua
03 May 2021, 15:35 GMT+10
SUVA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The latest vaccination program kicked off in Fijian cities on Monday.
According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), the vaccination program kicked off on Monday morning in Lautoka and Nadi, and will continue until Friday.
Vaccination for those in Fiji's capital city of Suva has also started with the latest batch of the 24,000 doses of vaccines that arrived in the country this month currently being administered to the targeted high-risk groups.
The high-risk groups include the frontline workers and those providing essential services during the lockdown as well as the vulnerable people.
The Ministry of Health has urged people with disabilities, and co-morbid issues such as diabetes, hypertension, heart conditions, asthma, HIV, cancer, patients undergoing renal dialysis and any other medical condition to get vaccinated.
Fiji's Permanent Secretary for the Health Ministry James Fong said the current COVID-19 vaccine doses can cover 484,000 Fijians.
They needed to cover 650,000 people, he said, adding that another batch is expected to arrive by June this year.
Fiji now has 51 active cases, including 16 imported cases, 31 locally transmitted cases and four still being under investigation to determine the source of transmission.
Fiji has recorded 121 cases in total, with 68 recoveries and two deaths.
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