Medical expert's warning about low uptake of vaccine

The Dean of the Oceania University of Medicine is warning that a failure to get the covid-19 vaccine is putting the nation's health at risk.

The Samoa Observer reports Toleafoa Viali Lameko saying the comparatively low uptake of the first vaccine is a concern.

Toleafoa said proof of how vital vaccinations is supported by the situation in Fiji where there were more than 300 cases yesterday and one death.

Data shows less than 40 percent of people in Samoa have received a vaccine.

That is much lower for Tonga and the Cook Islands and also below the rate for Fiji.