Tonga’s Ministry of Health says 5,367 people have been vaccinated as part of the national Covid-18 vaccination roll out as at Friday, 24 April.
The daily vaccination average at the moment is 639 people per day.
This means 26% of the vaccination batch has been used with zero wastage reported
The Ministry has 5 teams of 14-16 staff and 3 small teams (2 for the mobile vaccinations and 1 stationed at Vaiola NCD centre)
A total of 150 staff are dedicated to the national vaccination rollout
So far 6,441 people have been registered for the vaccination and 1,349 pre-registered online prior to receiving their vaccination
According to the ministry, no extreme allergic reactions have been reported
“0.5% of people who have been vaccinated to date have reported only mild symptoms,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Symptoms are generally feeling lethargic, body aches, dizziness at times and some reports of chills.”
“All who have sought medical attention were assessed carefully and found to be in stable condition.”
Tonga is Covid-19 free.
Photo source Ministry of Health Tonga