Banjarmasin Has Not Been Able To Vaccinate Children Aged 6-11 Years Because The Achievements Of The Elderly Vaccine Do Not Meet The Requirements

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BANJARMASIN - Head of the Banjarmasin City Health Office, South Kalimantan, Machli Riyadi, stated that the area has not been able to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 6-11 years because vaccination for the elderly has not reached 60 percent.

According to Machli, COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years has officially started today. However, in Banjarmasin, it is constrained by the achievement of the vaccination target for the elderly.

"So, the condition is that 60 percent of the vaccination achievement for the elderly is required. This area can only hold vaccinations for children aged 6-11 years", he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, December 15.

According to Machli Riyadi, the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly in Banjarmasin has not reached 50 percent of the target.

"Therefore, we continue to intensify this COVID-19 vaccination program with a focus on the elderly target. The target for the COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly is more than 45 thousand people.

"We hope that the community supports the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination program by bringing their elderly families to be vaccinated", said Machli Riyadi.

Because, according to him, the COVID-19 vaccination program is for the creation of group immunity.

Regarding data on the number of children aged 6-11 years who were targeted for COVID-19 vaccination in Banjarmasin City, Machli Riyadi admitted that he had not yet pocketed the data.

"There is no data yet (the number of children aged 6-11 years who meet the requirements for being vaccinated)", he said.

Machli Riyadi conveyed that the COVID-19 vaccination program in Banjarmasin City has so far reached 72 percent of the overall target, excluding children aged 6-11 years.

"This 72 percent achievement is for the first dose of injection, while the second dose is only 55 percent of the 656 thousand targets", he said.