JAKARTA - The National Police Chief Gen. Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo asked for accelerated vaccination in tourist areas, especially tourist attractions that have high interaction, in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
One of the priority tourist attractions for vaccination acceleration is the Borobudur area, Central Java, because according to the National Police Chief, the area has a high level of interaction.
"The acceleration of vaccination must be carried out properly," said Sigit in a written statement received in Jakarta, Friday, February 18.
Sigit directly observed the implementation of simultaneous vaccinations in the Borobudur Temple area, Magelang, Central Java. The activity was also carried out simultaneously in 34 provinces with a target of 1,114,750 vaccine doses, consisting of 834,474 for the first and second doses, and 280,276 for the third or booster dose.
The four-star general explained that the acceleration of vaccination was carried out to deal with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which currently has an increasing number of cases.
In Central Java, there was an increase in the number of positive cases of the Omicron variant. Last week the number of cases was around 2,000 daily cases and on February 17 yesterday, it broke the 4,000 daily case figure.
"Of course, this is a concern for all, in accordance with the direction of the President, we must accelerate vaccination and of course enforce and discipline health protocols," said Sigit.
The former Banten Police Chief said that it is important to accelerate vaccination, especially for children and the elderly. Because the highest mortality rate occurs in the elderly.
Sigit also ordered his staff to work together with the regional leadership coordination forum (Forkopimda) to implement strategies to accelerate vaccination, starting from mobile vaccination and door-to-door vaccination.
He also asked a number of related parties to help socialize the public who have not been vaccinated primary (dose one and two) to immediately visit the police vaccine booth.
"For those who have taken the second dose and it has been six months, please carry out a booster vaccination so that all people have confidence to be ready to face Omicron," said Sigit.
Sigit added that vaccination was carried out so that people could have immunity against Omicron. So that community activities continue to run and the economy in each region can grow well.
Acceleration of vaccination in Central Java today was carried out in 71 points with a target of 35 thousand people, with the type of vaccine used the AstraZenica vaccine.
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