32.7 Million Citizens Have Been Injected With Booster Vaccines

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Task Force reported that 32,780,775 Indonesians had received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing an increase of 497,417 people.

As reported by ANTARA from Task Force data, Thursday, April 21, the number of residents who received the full dose was 163,358,647 after an increase of 178,519 from the previous day.

Additions also occurred in recipients of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Today as many as 198,597,005 people have received the first dose, an increase of 118,342 people

Meanwhile, the number of targets for the COVID-19 vaccination targeted by the government to date is 208,265,720 people to break the chain of transmission and establish herd immunity.

Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19, Prof. Wiku Adisasmito, appealed to the public to immediately carry out booster vaccinations before carrying out homecoming activities to prevent congestion on the road.

"The government still urges the public to vaccinate well before departure (homecoming)", said Wiku.

Wiku said that although the results of the Sero survey announced by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, on Monday, April 18, stated that the antibody levels of Indonesian citizens had reached 99.2 percent, through the booster vaccination, it is hoped that antibodies in the community could be formed perfectly in the midst of going home activities.

In addition, by conducting a booster vaccination before going home, the community can help the government to prevent the accumulation of vehicles and passengers at the vaccination post which will later be provided evenly at several strategic points.

"The Ministry of Transportation and the National Police are currently conducting harmonization together with other line ministries and institutions to prepare modifications to the travel route that will be implemented to prevent the accumulation of passengers. Please wait for the detailed decision results", he said.