Governor Of East Java: Don't Worry About Running Out Of Vaccines, Safe Stock

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SURABAYA - East Java Governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, appealed to the public not to worry about running out of vaccines to prevent COVID-19 because stocks in the local area are safe.

"The number of vaccines is large and people don't need to worry. So, if you haven't injected the third dose, immediately get the vaccine at the nearest service", she said at the Grahadi State building in Surabaya, Monday, April 11.

Currently, she said, there are 1,071,590 doses of vaccine stock spread across regencies and cities throughout East Java.

According to Khofifah, people who will take advantage of booster or booster injection vaccines are recommended to immediately follow so that when going home are protected.

"Moreover, vaccination is important in dealing with the homecoming tradition during Eid al-Fitr. Given that, in the process, everyone will gather with relatives so that more protection is needed to be safe from the spread of COVID-19", she said.

"This vaccine should not be considered a burdensome condition, because it is done so that we can protect each other. Because if people go home, they must first go to the elderly or the most senior. That's why we all have to protect and protect each other", she added.

Khofifah also said that vaccines are readily available and can be accessed easily from certain service places, one of which is in every Puskesmas (public health center).

Meanwhile, referring to data on the availability of vaccine stocks per district/city in East Java, the area with the most vaccine stocks is in Jember with a total of 103,706 doses.

Then in second place is Malang City with 95,040 doses of vaccine stock, Bangkalan with 75,216 doses, Bondowoso with 62,672 doses, and Tulungagung with 60,746 doses.

Meanwhile, for regions whose vaccine stocks are running low or run out, it will be immediately communicated so that they can get vaccine distribution from the Central Government.

Based on data from the Ministry of Health Dashboard or KCPEN as of April 8, 2022, the achievement of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in East Java was 29,251,726 people, or 91.91 percent.

Then, the second dose reached 76.6 percent or 24,379,071, and the third dose reached 10.84 percent or 3,449,000 people.