Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The COVID-19 Task Force noted that the number of Indonesian citizens who had received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccination or booster dose reached 57.1 million people as of Friday.
According to data from the Task Force, the number of residents who had received booster vaccinations on Friday increased by 294,068 people from the previous day to a total of 57,123,161 people or 27.4 percent of the total 208,265,720 residents who were targeted for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Meanwhile, the number of residents who had received the full dose of vaccination, the first and second doses, increased by 49,029 to a total of 170,250,678 people or 81.7 percent of the vaccination target.
The first recorded dose of COVID-19 vaccination has been carried out on 202,687,498 people or 97.3 percent of the target. The number of residents who received the first dose of vaccination on Friday increased by 64,113 people.
The government still provides COVID-19 vaccination services at health care facilities and vaccination service outlets and encourages residents to undergo vaccinations to be more protected from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 type of corona virus.
The government has also implemented a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccination or a second booster vaccination for health workers.
Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito emphasized the importance of booster vaccinations to prevent infection, prevent severity when infected, and minimize the risk of transmission of the corona virus that causes COVID-19. (mhn/bbs)
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