Deputy Governor Of DKI Affirms Child Vaccination Is Important To Anticipate Omicron

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said the vaccination program for children aged 6-11 years was very important to anticipate the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.

"Let's continue to implement the health procedures and ensure that all have been vaccinated, including children aged 6-11 years," said Riza Patria in Cengkareng District, West Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Sunday, December 19.

According to Riza Patria, the DKI Jakarta Health Service is currently intensifying vaccination for children aged 6-11 years to reach the target of up to 1.1 million children. "The vaccination program for children is implemented in every school in all sub-districts in Jakarta," he said.

Riza also reminded residents to have awareness to adhere to strict health protocols (prokes) to prevent the spread of the Omricon variant of COVID-19. "In principle, Omicron is a new variant that is spreading fast. We must remain careful," he said.

Riza hopes that the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Jakarta can be prevented as much as possible.

Previously, the first Omicron case in Indonesia was found to be infected in a janitor at the Wisma Atlet Jakarta Hospital, after going through genome sequencing analysis.

The discovery of the Omricon case was announced by the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, on Thursday, December 16.