Thousands Of Vaccine Doses Approaching Expiration Period Used By Jambi City Government For Boosters, Targeting ASN And Officials

Health Officers carry out COVID-19 vaccinations for people in Jambi (ANTARA)

JAMBI - Jambi City Government is using vaccines that are close to expiration for the third dose or booster vaccination to residents.

"If the vaccine received from the central government is approaching its expiration date and can be used for the third dose of vaccine, then use it for the third dose of vaccine," said Jambi Mayor Syarif Fasha in Jambi, Antara, Wednesday, January 12.

Syarif Fasha explained that because the scope of the Jambi City COVID-19 vaccination was quite high, Jambi City received a large distribution of vaccines so that there were vaccines that were close to expiration.

Therefore, the vaccine which is approaching its expiration date is used for the third dose of vaccination to officials within the Jambi City Government, State Civil Apparatus (ASN) and non-ASN.

Jambi City Health Office Head Ida Yuliati said there were around two thousand doses of Moderna vaccine nearing the expiration date which were used for the third dose of vaccination in Jambi City.

"Instead of expiring, the Mayor's order was given to ASN for booster vaccinations," said Ida Yuliati.

Meanwhile, the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in Jambi City is the highest out of eleven regencies and cities in Jambi Province. Where the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination in Jambi City has exceeded 100 percent.

Furthermore, Tebo Regency with 86.75 percent vaccination achievement and West Tanjung Jabung Regency with 79.19 percent achievement. And the Jambi Province vaccination coverage globally reached 78.86 percent.

So that currently the City of Jambi is accelerating the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years. Where the requirement to be able to vaccinate against COVID-19 for children aged 6-111 years is that vaccination coverage must be above 70 percent, especially the elderly (elderly).