Booster Vaccination In Palu, Central Sulawesi, Only 4.7 Percent

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PALU - The Health Office (Dinkes) of Central Sulawesi Province (Sulteng) noted that the achievement of three or booster doses of COVID-19 vaccination in all regions in Central Sulawesi was still below five percent of the total vaccination target of 115,451 people.

"Until now, the booster vaccination achievement in Central Sulawesi is still at 4.7 percent. In all regencies and cities in Central Sulawesi, only Palu City has the booster vaccination achievement above 10 percent, to be exact 11.2 percent. In other areas, everything is below five percent. ," said the Secretary of the Central Sulawesi Health Office Alvina A Deu in Palu City, reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 13.

According to Alvina, the low achievement of booster vaccination in Central Sulawesi cannot be separated from the low interest and participation of the community to take booster vaccination.

In fact, continue, people who have been vaccinated with boosters, their immunity or body immunity to ward off and fight the incoming COVID-19 virus has increased to above 90 percent so that the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 is lower.

"Besides that, this vaccine is one of the requirements for people to be able to travel outside the region using various modes of transportation, especially air transportation. If you are vaccinated against a dose of one, you have to do a PCR test, if you have been vaccinated with a second dose, it is enough to test for an antigen and if you have a booster vaccine, you don't need a PCR test. and antigens," he said. Therefore he invited all levels of society in Central Sulawesi to participate in the booster vaccine so that group immunity from exposure to COVID-19 in Central Sulawesi can be formed evenly throughout the region.

"Please come to the existing vaccination outlets to participate in the one, two and booster doses of vaccination," he said.

Meanwhile, said Alvina, the achievement of vaccinations for doses one and two in Central Sulawesi is already above 70 percent or has exceeded the target set by the government.