First Dose Of Vaccination In Depok City Reaches 84.84 Percent

COVID-19 Vaccine/Photo: Antara

DEPOK - The Depok City Government, West Java, noted that the COVID-19 vaccination program as of January 18, 2022, had reached 1,369,012 people for the first dose or 84.84 percent of the target of 1,613,557 people.

"Vaccination is still being carried out so that people can easily receive the COVID-19 vaccine," said Head of the Depok City Health Service (Dinkes), Mary Liziawati in Depok, Thursday, January 20.

Quoted by Antara, Mary explained that for the second dose of vaccination there were 1,048,042 people or 64.95 percent. While the third dose there are 14,100 people or 0.87 percent.

The COVID-19 vaccination is given to a number of categories. Among them, in the category of health workers, 17,878 people have received the first dose of vaccine, 17,546 people have received the second dose of vaccine, and 11,924 people have received the third dose of vaccine.

"For the elderly category, there are 92,901 people who get the first dose. Then 76,047 people get the second dose of vaccine," explained Mary.

Furthermore, said Mary, the category of public officers, with details as many as 218,700 people received the first dose of vaccine and 214,345 people received the second dose of vaccine. Then, for the category of vulnerable and general people, 666,783 people received the first dose of vaccine. And 568,783 people received the second dose of vaccine.

Meanwhile, among teenagers there were 176,564 people who received the first dose of vaccine. Then, 154,688 people received the second dose of vaccine.

Not long ago, he continued, the Depok City Government also started to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 6-11 years. From its implementation which began on December 14, 2021, the number of children who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 was 194,644 people. And 15,195 people received a second dose.

"Vaccination has been given to children aged 6-11 years through health centers, hospitals, and schools," he explained.

On the other hand, data on mutual cooperation vaccinations were collected as many as 1,542 people had received the first dose of vaccine. And 1,438 people received the second dose of vaccine.

Vaccinations are also given to pregnant women. Namely, with details of 202 people for the first dose and 228 people for the second dose. In addition, 96 people with disabilities received the first dose and 154 people received the second dose.

The Depok City Government continues to make efforts to suppress the spread of COVID-19 cases through the COVID-19 Vaccination program. Implementation of the program is carried out in all Service Technical Implementation Units (UPTD), Puskesmas, hospitals (RS), and mass vaccination activities at the village, sub-district, and school levels, which are also supported by the TNI and Polri.

Mary hopes that the people of Depok City can take full advantage of vaccination services. It is hoped that the accelerated vaccination target can be achieved in Depok City.