634,765 Kudus Residents Received The First Dose Of Vaccine And 548,891 For The Second Dose

Illustration of a COVID-19 vaccination. (Between)

KUDUS - The coverage of the first dose of vaccination in Kudus Regency per day has reached 94.41 percent or 634,765 people from the total target of 661,727 people.

"In mid-March 2022, the achievement of the first dose of vaccination was around 93 percent, as of April 5, 2022, it increased to 94.41 percent," said the Daily Executive Head of the Health Office of Kudus Regency, Andini Aridewi, in Kudus, Wednesday, April 6.

Improvements also occurred in the second dose coverage in that area. From 80.46 percent in mid-March 2022, now it rose to 82.95 percent or 548,891 people, while the third dose until this week reached 136,644 people or 20.65 percent.

From a number of target groups, he admitted, the achievement was still low for the elderly group because the first dose only reached 73.61 percent and the second dose was 56.28 percent from the target of 71,098 people.

For other target groups, such as health workers, the first dose was 140.04 percent, the second dose was 138.33 percent, and the third dose was 113.12 percent. Vaccination for public officials for the first dose is 80.898 percent and the second dose is 75.79 percent, and the third dose is 26.832 percent.

Vaccination for children for the first dose reached 99.27 percent, the second dose was 91.69 percent, vulnerable groups and the general public for the first dose was 78.41 percent, the second dose was 67.47 percent, and the third dose was 23.54 percent. adolescents for the first dose of 111 percent, the second dose of 104.43 percent, and the third dose of 1.77 percent.

The Kudus Regency Government is still trying to improve the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination by involving various parties, including private companies in the area, while the Loekmono Hadi Kudus Hospital also continues to open vaccination services at night during the fasting month.

Director of RSUD Loekmono Hadi Kudus Abdul Aziz Achyar confirmed that there is a night vaccination service that is held every Monday, while on Monday evening, April 4, there were 39 residents who participated in the program.

"Registration can come directly to the medical check-up room (MCU), while the vaccination schedule starts at 19.30 WIB to 21.00 WIB. Before the vaccine will be screened," he said.