“COVID-19 does not make any distinction between a country or a resident and so we need to ensure that all of those that live in Fiji and are eligible to take the vaccine do take the vaccine,” says United Nations resident coordinator in Fiji Sanaka Samarasinha.
He made the comments today before taking the COVID-19 jab together with the many Fijians who were queued up at the Vodafone Arena in Suva to get vaccinated.
Mr Samarasinha said the vaccine was for every Fijian’s safety and the safety of their family.
“My reasons are very many but first of all, one of my reasons is to ensure that I am safe, and my family safe. My community is safe. I live here now in Fiji, and that matters,” he said.
Mr Samarasinha has strongly advised Fijians to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
More in tomorrow’s edition of The Fiji Times.
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