Still Low, The Achievement Of COVID-19 Vaccination For Children Aged 6-11 Years In Oku, South Sumatra Has Only Reached 19,215 People

An elementary school student in OKU District was injected with the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - A total of 19,215 children aged 6-11 years in Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatra have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That amount is equivalent to 46.83 percent of the target target.

Acting Head of the Ogan Komering Ulu District Health Office (OKU), Andi Prapto explained, the coverage of the vaccination program for children or students aged 6-11 years has only reached 46.83 percent, while the achievement of the first dose was 82.39 percent of the 41,028 target. target.

"The number is still relatively low, especially the achievement of the second dose considering the spread of COVID-19 in OKU Regency continues to increase with the number of positive cases reaching 126 people exposed to the Corona virus," Andi said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, February 19.

For this reason, his party continues to boost the implementation of vaccinations for children, including the coverage of the second dose of the elderly, which currently only reaches 40.5 percent.

In order to pursue this target, his party has again intensified the vaccine gang program involving the TNI and Polri to villages in the region.

This vaccine gang program is carried out by picking up the ball to every school targeting elementary school (SD) and junior high school students in order to form group immunity to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

In the vaccine crackdown program, as many as 122 vaccinators spread across 18 health centers were mobilized so that all children in OKU District received a complete vaccine until March 2022.

"To achieve the target, we are also collaborating with the OKU District Education Office to mobilize students to come to the nearest vaccination service.