PKS Asks Government Not To Hurry Up Vaccine Booster, But Focus On Achievement Of National Vaccination Doses 1 And 2

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JAKARTA - The government's third dose of vaccine or booster vaccine is ready to be injected starting January 12. The government was asked not to rush to give booster vaccines.

Member of Commission IX of the DPR from the PKS faction, Kurniasih Mufidayati, asked the government not to forget the main focus in completing vaccine achievements nationally. Where the second dose of vaccination has not been evenly distributed throughout Indonesia.

"The booster vaccine plan should not neglect the focus on achieving national vaccination. The second dose is only 54.88 percent of the 70 percent target. This means that the main priority has not been completed," said Mufida to reporters, Friday, January 7.

In addition to the national vaccination target, Mufida also reminded the government about the ongoing vaccination for children aged 6-11 years. According to him, the plan for the booster vaccine program must look at these achievements first. The spokesperson for the DPP PKS suggested that the number of booster vaccine needs could be studied more carefully, including the specific target groups in need. Because he said, some epidemiologists indicated that Indonesia had reached herd immunity, which of which came from immunity that emerged from within the body for COVID-19 survivors. Mufida.

For information, closing in 2021 the government has injected 280 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The data was collected on Friday, December 31, at 19.30 WIB.

The coverage of 280 million doses is a combination of dose 1, dose 2, and dose 3 with a total target of 208, 2 million people. In detail, dose 1 reached 165.2 million doses, dose 2 reached 113.8 million doses, and dose 3 reached 1.3 million doses.

The 280 million doses achieved were higher than the calculated estimate of 277 million doses. On New Year's Eve, some areas still carry out vaccination services and input data.

“The biggest appreciation for friends on the field. With the strength of our social capital, we can reach 280 million doses of vaccination by the end of 2021," said the Ministry of Health's Vaccination Spokesperson, dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi, Saturday, January 1st.

The Ministry of Health has targeted that complete vaccination for 208.2 million citizens will be achieved by mid-2022.