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The study conducted by NGO, Dialogue Fiji from June 25 to July 10 this year found that 53.9 percent of Fijians surveyed believed the Covid-19 vaccine was "very safe".

The survey, 'Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccines Hesitancy in Fiji', stated that public confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccines to prevent infection may be affected by perceived risks associated with vaccination.

"Of the 1047 respondents, only 53.9 percent reported the vaccine was 'very safe', while 19.4 percent reported the vaccines to be 'little safe' to 'not safe at all'," Dialogue Fiji stated.

“We will be conducting a survey that will identify farmers current land, their preferred crops and area available, this information will be stored on the new database for farmer organisations to easily find farmers of each crop type and volume,” said Afamasaga Toleafoa, the President of the Samoa Farmers Association.

The survey will provide input for accurate and flexible data management in an electronic data collection tool featuring advanced multimedia and GPS functionality.

The survey also reveals that the main reasons for incomplete education are because families could no longer afford school fees, and others have taken on the role of caretakers for elderly and other family members.

The results are contained in the Tracer Youth Employment Survey Report launched yesterday by the Samoa National Youth Council in partnership with the Pacific Leadership Program and support from the International Labour Organization.

However, the report revealed warning signals for macroeconomic and poverty trends.

The report has analysed the living standards of people in Samoa from the 2008 to the 2013/2014 Household Income and Expenditure survey.

The report said public works and public employment programmes have proved effective safety nets in response to shocks and contributed to poverty reduction.

RNZ reports on the other hand, most of the recipients of the income support were existing workers and those mainly from Apia.