The Government Plans To Continue Covid-19 Vaccination At Night During Ramadhan
JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the government will continue the COVID-19 vaccination program at night when the fasting month or the month of Ramadhan arrives.
Night vaccines are intended for Muslim citizens. Meanwhile, said Jokowi, non-Muslim people will be vaccinated during the day.
"In Ramadhan, maybe we will continue to vaccinate at night. Then during the day in non-Muslim areas. We will continue to do this during the Ramadhan", Jokowi said in a YouTube broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat, Saturday, February 20.
Regarding vaccine distribution, Jokowi promised to equalize the vaccine rations in each province. However, several provinces are included in the priority scale.
The province is prioritized because it has a fairly high community mobilization. So, the transmission of COVID-19 is also getting bigger.
"We determine priorities are areas with many red (risk zones), which will be prioritized (to get vaccines)", said Jokowi.
In the national COVID-19 vaccination program, the government is targeting 181.5 vaccine targets. They are people aged 18 years and over. Vaccine recipients receive twice the injection dose.
In the first stage, the vaccine is intended for 1.5 health workers. As of today, health workers who have received the first dose of vaccination are 73.47 percent and the second dose is 29.85 percent.
Then, in the second stage, COVID-19 vaccination is intended for the elderly and public service workers. The target is 21.5 million elderly and 16.9 million public workers. This program lasts until May.
They are market traders, educators, religious leaders and counselors, representatives of the people, officials, government, civil servants, TNI-Police, tourism officers, public services, public transportation workers, athletes, and media workers.
Furthermore, vaccination will be carried out for 63.9 million vulnerable people or people living in areas with a high risk of infection. Then, the other communities as many as 77.7 million people. This program will be carried out from April 2021 to March 2022.