Vaccination Of Children 6-11 Years In Yogyakarta Planned To Start Saturday 18 December

YOGYAKARTA - The vaccination program for children aged 6-11 years in Yogyakarta is planned to start on Saturday, December 18 with around 39,000 children who will be targeted for vaccination.

"In other words, at the weekend there will be a 'kick-off' of vaccinations for children from DIY in collaboration with us in the city of Yogyakarta," said Head of the Yogyakarta City Health Office, drg. Emma Rahmi Aryani in Yogyakarta, Thursday, December 16.

According to him, the technical implementation of vaccination for children is still being finalized so that the entire process can be carried out properly, as well as the selection of the implementation location which has not yet been decided.

After the "kick-off" it will be followed by the implementation of vaccinations which are planned to be held in schools which are supervised by puskesmas officers in each area according to the location of the school.

“We from the Health Office will help reduce personnel if in the working area of a puskesmas there are many schools. Later we will help personnel and volunteers. It can also send officers from hospitals or clinics," he said.

The vaccine that will be used for vaccination is Sinovac according to the regulations from the Ministry of Health.

"Although the side effects of the Sinovac vaccine tend to be mild, we still have to anticipate various potential post-immunization follow-up events (AEFI) because after all, children are the ones who get vaccinated," he said. socialization to parents regarding vaccination plans for children 6-11 years old.

"Of course, parents and guardians of students must also be given socialization so that they can provide understanding and assistance to children to take part in the COVID-19 vaccination," said Emma Rahmi Aryani.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Yogyakarta City Youth and Sports Education Office, Dedi Budiono, said that he had submitted data for students 6-11 years old from all schools in Yogyakarta that would be targeted for vaccination.

“Initially there were around 42,000 children from grade 1 to grade 6. However, there were several grade 6 children who had met the vaccine requirements because they were 12 years old. Therefore, the data may be reduced," he said.