Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The Ministry of Health reported that the population of Indonesia who had received the third dose of vaccine (booster) had reached 47,012,401 people or an increase of 194,927 from Wednesday to 12.00 WIB.
From official data received in Jakarta, the addition of this third dose of recipients after 167,859,558 people received the second dose of vaccine. There were an additional 63,238 people who received the second dose of vaccine on Wednesday.
While the first dose of vaccine has reached 200,681,903 people, there are additional recipients of the first vaccine as many as 52,727 people. The government targets the national vaccination target to reach 208,265,720 people.
Previously, the Government Spokesperson for COVID-19, Reisa Broto Asmoro, emphasized that strong protection for children from all outbreaks depends on healthy and safe environmental conditions and protection from vaccines.
“After all, children need protection. We can give it and it comes from the family or the surrounding environment, also keep giving complete vaccinations to children,” said Reisa.
She said that in the face of the dangers of COVID-19, children are one of the groups most prone to infection. Because, those who can get the COVID-19 vaccine are only children aged six years and over.
As for children aged six years and under, they have not been able to get the COVID-19 vaccine because they are still in the assessment stage.
Conditions are increasingly vulnerable to the presence of outbreaks of other diseases that are harmful to children’s health. So that basic immunization is an important effort to protect oneself which is not only useful for adults but also children.
However, according to Reisa, vulnerabilities can be prevented by enrolling children in participating in complete basic immunization at the nearest health facility. Moreover, the government is launching the 2022 National Child Immunization Month. (mhn/bbs)
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