Batam Mayor Letters Minister Of Health Budi Asks For An Additional 1 Million Vaccine Doses

JAKARTA - Batam City, Riau Islands requires an additional one million doses of COVID-19 to be injected into its citizens in order to achieve the vaccination program targets and create communal immunity.

"I have written to the Minister of Health. We have a shortage of more than one million vaccine doses. I have reported all of them, hopefully they will come in rotation," said Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi in Batam, as reported by Antara, Monday, July 26.

Although relatively many, Rudi is optimistic that the central government will meet the needs of Batam residents.

He said, based on President Joko Widodo's statement, vaccine supplies would arrive again for citizens throughout Indonesia, including Batam City.

"The president said, this Sunday quite a lot of vaccines have come for the people of Indonesia, meaning for Batam and Riau Islands as well," said the mayor when reviewing the second dose of vaccination at SP Plaza. Batam.

Moreover, Batam residents are also enthusiastic about getting vaccines. Not only adults, but also children aged 12-17 years. So that the supply of vaccines is eagerly awaited by the public.

Given that enthusiasm, the Mayor assured the public not to worry about running out of COVID-19 vaccines.

"People don't worry, everyone will get a share. The time is just rotating, not at the same time," he said.

Currently, he said, vaccination is still prioritized for the second dose, considering the time has come.

After that, the government will open the vaccination for the first dose again.