{"id":9308,"date":"2021-01-16T23:37:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T23:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=151012"},"modified":"2021-01-16T23:37:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T23:37:54","slug":"fijian-health-worker-receives-two-covid-vaccine-shots-and-supports-their-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/16\/fijian-health-worker-receives-two-covid-vaccine-shots-and-supports-their-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Fijian health worker receives two covid vaccine shots and supports their safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Fijian health worker Usaia Masuwale … thumbs up for covid vaccination programme. Image: Sunday Times<\/div>\n
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Pacific Media Watch<\/a> newsdesk<\/em><\/p>\n

After receiving two shots of the covid-19 Pfizer vaccine, former Fijian resident Usaia Masuwale believes the vaccine is safe and says Fijians need to take the shot, reports Jale Daucakacaka in Fiji\u2019s Sunday Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Masuwale. who is a health worker in San Francisco, believes Fijians should not be influenced by negative reports circulating on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was one of the first ones to take the shot and haven\u2019t felt any side effects at all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said covid-19 was worse than the side-effects of the vaccine and he hoped people would take it once it is available.<\/p>\n

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong said a task force was being set up within the Health Ministry to plan how the covid-19 vaccine would be administered to Fijians.<\/p>\n

For more on this story and other stories, grab a copy of today\u2019s Sunday Times from your nearest outlet.<\/p>\n

US Pacific Islands move quickly<\/strong>
In Majuro, Marshall Islands Journal<\/em> editor Giff Johnson reports<\/a> that three United States-affiliated countries in the north Pacific have launched aggressive covid-19 vaccine programmes, following receipt of thousands of doses from the US Centers for Disease Control.<\/p>\n

On a per capita basis, the islands have higher vaccine rates than many states in the US, said the Marshall Islands Health Secretary in Majuro.<\/p>\n

In the first 10 days since receiving a small number of doses to start, the Marshall Islands injected first vaccines to over 600 healthcare workers and front line government employees who work in sea and airports.<\/p>\n

The US government is providing the Moderna brand covid-19 vaccines to the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.<\/p>\n

Reporting from The Fiji Times and RNZ under a community partnership agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n

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