DKI Starts Vaccination For Children 6-11 Years Old, Anies Targets 1.1 Million Injections

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan reviews the vaccination of children aged 6-11 years

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has started to vaccinate children aged 6-11 years old today. Kick Off COVID-19 Vaccination for children aged 6-11 years at SD Negeri Cempaka Putih Timur 03, Central Jakarta. In addition, vaccination was also carried out in 63 schools simultaneously.

"We welcome the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years. Currently, we are at SDN Cempaka Putih Timur 03 and this is one of a number of locations used (child vaccination) in Jakarta today," said Anies at SDN Cempaka Putih, Tuesday, December 14.

Anies said that his party today injected the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 10,000 children aged 6-11 years old today. He targets that 1.1 million children registered in the basic education data (Dapodik) will be targeted for vaccination.

They will all get vaccinated in three places, namely schools, health centers and hospitals as well as vaccination centers in the community.

"Jakarta has 44 sub-districts and we organize one school per sub-district. Later we will implement it in all places," said Governor Anies.

Therefore, Anies asked all parents or guardians of children aged 6-11 years in the capital to bring their children to get a COVID-19 vaccine injection.

"We invite all parents in Jakarta to immediately invite their children to get the vaccine. You can come through school, you can go to a health center or hospital, if there is a vaccination center you can come and invite the children to join, so that we can save our children together during this pandemic," said Anies.

Meanwhile, the Head of the DKI Health Office, Widyastuti, said that the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination for these children used the Sinovac vaccine.

The vaccine is given twice with an interval of at least 28 days with a dose of 0.5 ml and has gone through a health screening process before being injected.

"Children whose age has met the requirements to get the COVID-19 vaccine can come to the vaccination location accompanied by a parent/guardian and bring a family card or other document that includes the child's NIK," explained Widyastuti.

"On this occasion, students who do not have a Child Identity Card are provided with direct KIA issuance services by the DKI Jakarta Dukcapil Service," he continued.