SUVA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The two South Pacific island nations of Fiji and Samoa have reported high vaccination rates in their fight against COVID-19.
Fiji's Ministry of Health confirmed that 90.6 percent of all Fijians over the age of 12 have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Fijivillag news website on Friday.
As of Thursday, a total of 125,039 people in Fiji have received their booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Fiji reported 34 new COVID-19 cases since Monday with the majority of the cases in the central part of the island nation.
Fiji, a country with a population of around 900,000, has reported a total of 862 COVID-19 related deaths, and it also recorded 912 COVID-19 positive patients who died from other serious medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19.
Meanwhile, in Samoa, the ministry of health has confirmed that 92.7 percent of those aged 18 years and above have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The island nation exceeded a 100-percent vaccination rate of the first dose for the eligible population.
Currently, the total number of booster doses administered in Samoa stands at 72,480.
Samoa has so far recorded a total of 20 COVID-19-related deaths. ■