#Win500 threshhold full#

In that spirit, we have a very big draw for our Win Together Sweepstakes today, with 51,000 dollars in prize money being split among ten fully-vaccinated Fijians in recognition of our 51st anniversary of independence. And as for the several thousand who are not vaccinated at all вЂ“вЂ“ some of whom represent large chunks of certain communities in certain locationsвЂ“вЂ“ we need to get them off the sideline and into this national effort. Our mission is to make sure all those Fijians get dose number two. 80.3 percent of adults may be fully vaccinated, but there are still many Fijians who are only partially vaccinated, meaning they have only received one dose, and partial protection is not enough. My fellow Fijians, before we get to those changes, let me be clear that I am not here to roll out the victory banner and declare вЂњmission accomplishedвЂќ. And today, on Fiji Day, we can celebrate with some major announcements about what we can all expect life will look like for us heading into December of this year.

#Win500 threshhold full#

We hit our goal a full three weeks ahead of schedule.

You may remember that our target date for reaching the 80- percent threshold was 31 October. Over 80 percent of adults in Fiji are fully-vaccinated, and more than 96 percent have received at least one dose.

And we should be proud to have made that journey together with compassion, patience, and vigilance. We returned to our houses of worship, to our places of work, to our businesses and into the arms of our friends and family the right way: By becoming one of the fastest-vaccinated countries in the world. Fiji's streets were never filled with mask-less protestors calling for the premature rollback of health restrictions. We did not regain the privilege of returning to our churches, temples and mosques simply because we wanted it or even demanded it. Grateful to every Fijian who helped get us here our doctors, nurses, and members of our disciplined forces, the lorry drivers, and our teams deploying food rations and disbursing unemployment assistance, and grateful to each of you, the Fijians who have chosen the protection that vaccines offer. Sitting among my fellow servicemen and women, along with my loved ones and friends, new and old, I was grateful. I spent this morning at our first Fiji Navy Church Service after five long months of worshipping from home.