NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) chairperson Nalini Singh. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA/FILE
A survey by the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) has found that women who were more literate and well informed were having mixed feelings about taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The “Rapid Assessment on Fijian Women’s Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine” also found that 10.9 per cent of the 574 women surveyed were leaning towards saying no to the jab.
The survey was conducted in June with support from the Australian government through the We Rise Coalition in partnership with Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development.
“It is extremely concerning that the Fijian women’s perceptions around the COVID-19 vaccine is ranging from mixed to negative,” the report stated.