Task Force: 21.7 Million Indonesians Have Received Booster Vaccine Injections

Illustration of a COVID-19 booster vaccination. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Task Force (Satgas) for Handling COVID-19 reported that the number of Indonesian citizens who had received booster or booster vaccine injections today was 253,426 people.

Thus, a total of 21,728,296 people have received the third dose per day.

Meanwhile, the number of residents who received the full dose became 159,025,975 after an increase of 195,509 people from the previous day.

Additions also occurred in recipients of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Today as many as 196.354,667 people have received the first dose, an increase of 113,796 people.

Meanwhile, the number of targets for the COVID-19 vaccination targeted by the government to date is 208,265,720 people to break the chain of transmission and establish herd immunity.

Government Spokesperson for COVID-19 Reisa Broto Asmoro said booster vaccination is one of the mitigation efforts that can protect every family member from COVID-19 transmission during the upcoming Lebaran homecoming.

When people return to their hometowns, many parents and children may not have been vaccinated.

Through the protection provided by the booster vaccination, each person's antibodies can be formed optimally. Booster vaccinations can also help the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia become more controlled because the trend of positive cases can be kept low.

She hoped that the public would understand the benefits of booster vaccination and immediately go to the nearest health facility to complete the next dose of vaccine so that everyone can go home safely.

"This is part of mitigation, of course we want to celebrate Lebaran this year in a good way, not harming our dearest person, we want the case to go down, keep it sloping and not go up again," said Reisa.