Accelerate Booster Vaccination, Surabaya Health Office Opens Mass Vaccine Center

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government through the Surabaya City Health Office (Dinkes) continues to accelerate the booster vaccination (third dose). As a result, the number of elderly targets who have met the six-month interval of vaccine dose 2 is 100,901 people.

"The coverage of the booster vaccination for the elderly is up to Sunday (13/2/2022), as much as 75,455 or 74.78 percent of the total target elderly at 6-month intervals from dose 2," said Head of the Surabaya City Health Office, Nanik Sukristina, Wednesday, February 16.

Nanik said that up to Sunday, February 13, the achievement of vaccine dose 3 was 13.07 percent of the total population in the city of Surabaya. Then, for other targets, the acceleration of booster vaccination has been gradually targeting the elderly and the general public.

"Since Friday (4/2) an official policy has been given, to widely target the general public at least 18 years old in the city of Surabaya. For people with a minimum distance of 6 months from dose 2 and already have an E-ticket for dose 3 through the PeduliLindung application, can be given a booster vaccine," he said.

Regarding the Post Immunization Input Incidence (KIPI) report after receiving the booster vaccine, Nanik admitted, the percentage of AEFI is very small, which is less than 1 percent. "Because the average is temporary and light," he said.

Therefore, his party also continues to pursue the achievement of booster vaccination, in accordance with the target requested by the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi. Namely, the achievement of booster vaccines every day, on average in the past week as many as 15,000 - 18,000 doses per day.

"The availability of vaccines at GFK (Health Pharmacy Warehouse) is sufficient to meet the booster vaccine achievement target in the city of Surabaya," he said.

Nanik said that although there was an increase in COVID-19 cases in the city of Surabaya, his party had prepared a strategy related to the acceleration of booster vaccination. For example, holding mass vaccinations in several malls or shopping centers in the City of Heroes.

"Puskesmas have also opened several vaccination posts in their area, to target people who have not been vaccinated and carry out sweeping or pick-up the ball to their homes, for the elderly who cannot come to the vaccination post," he said.

He appealed to the citizens of Surabaya to vaccinate at mass vaccine centers organized by the Health Office in several malls or to the nearest puskesmas according to their area of residence.

"And remain disciplined in implementing health protocols to anticipate exposure to the COVID-19 virus," he concluded.