COVID-19 Vaccination For Children In Central Bangka Has Reached 84.92 Percent

CENTRAL BANGKA - The dose of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 to 11 years in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province has reached 84.92 percent.

"To date, 18,173 children have been injected with vaccines from the target of 24,400 children or 84.92 percent," said Head of the Central Bangka Health Service, Dr Anas Maarif in Koba, Antara, Tuesday, March 29.

Until now, the vaccination program for various groups in Central Bangka has reached 82.35 percent of the total 153,277 targeted residents.

The local government continues to intensify a massive vaccination program to remote villages.

The local government has accelerated the vaccination program to establish communal immunity so that community activities can run normally.

"This year we have started a vaccination program for children aged 6 to 11 years," he said.

Anas said that in 2022 the vaccination program will be intensified for children aged 6 to 11 years.

"Of course we hope for the support of parents to run a vaccination program among children," he said.