First Dose Of Vaccination For Children Aged 6-11 Years In Madiun City 66 Percent, Targeted For Completion In January

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MADIUN - The government of Madiun City, East Java, noted that the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years in the local area had reached 66.75 percent of the target of 15,657 people for the first dose and continues to be rushed to complete it immediately.

Head of Madiun City Health, Population Control and Family Planning (Dinkes-PPKB) Dr Denik Wuryani said the Madiun City Government was continuing to work on completing child vaccinations. Vaccination interpreters were deployed to schools to pursue the target for completion this month.

"God willing, for the vaccination of children aged 6-11 years, the first dose will be completed in January," said Dr. Denik Wuryani in Madiun, as reported by Antara, Monday, January 10.

He revealed that currently the achievement of the first dose of child vaccination has reached 66.75 percent or about 10,434 children from the target of 15,657 children. His party together with the education office (dindik) have set a schedule by adjusting the School Children's Immunization Month (BIAS).

"If there is a gap of two to four weeks from BIAS, children can be vaccinated against Sinovac. If that is not the case, we will prioritize BIAS because time is limited," he said.

To complete the vaccination of children, the Madiun City Government has again prepared a vaccination schedule in schools. The Madiun City Government has prepared a quota of 5,500 vaccines this week at the designated host schools.

Efforts to accelerate vaccination are also in collaboration with Polri and TNI agencies. Including at the vaccine booth in Taman Sumber Wangi in collaboration with the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

"So, children from a number of nearby schools were collected. Hopefully this month it can be completed 100 percent," he said. Denik ensures that the vaccination of children is safe. According to him, all types of vaccines have post-immunization co-occurrence (AEFI). However, until now his party has not received reports of AEFIs experienced by children aged 6-11 years. Even mild AEFIs have not yet been reported.

His party continues to ask the residents of Madiun City to always be disciplined in implementing health protocols as an effort to suppress the transmission of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant.

It was recorded, overall in Madiun City, confirmed cases of COVID-19 until Sunday (9/1/2022) reached 7,273 people. Of that number, 6,760 people have recovered, two people are under treatment and 511 people have died