Complete Dose Of COVID Vaccination In Palangka Raya Reaches 100.58 Percent

Illustration-Residents participate in COVID-19 vaccination in Palangka Raya City (ANTARA)

PALANGKA RAYA - Palangka Raya Mayor Fairid Naparin said the implementation of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination in the capital of Central Kalimantan Province reached 100.58 percent of the target of 223,417 people.

"Until early last week, as many as 224,707 people or 100.58 percent of the 223,417 targets had been vaccinated against the second dose of COVID-19," Fairid said in Palangka Raya, Antara, Wednesday, May 11.

Meanwhile, he continued, for the achievement of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, there were 260,937 people or 116.79 percent of the target. Then, the achievement of the third dose of vaccination in Palangka Raya only reached 30.07 percent or 67,176 people who had been injected with a booster vaccine.

Data from the Palangka Raya COVID-19 Task Force shows that 223,417 vaccination targets are divided into five categories, namely health human resources with a target of 3,512 targets, 14,287 elderly targets, 21,920 targets for public servants, 154,647 targets for the general public, and 29,051 youth targets.

Vaccination targets in Palangka Raya were also extended to children aged 6-11 years. Fairid, who is also the Head of the Palangka Raya COVID-19 Task Force, invites the public to always implement health protocols, so as to prevent the spread of the corona virus.

He added, regarding the supply of vaccines in the "City of Beauty" area, it is still safe and sufficient for some time to come. If it starts to run out, his party will immediately communicate with the provincial government to increase the supply of vaccines.

Giving the vaccine is a way to protect the public from exposure and risk of contracting COVID-19. Vaccinations are carried out by health centers, hospitals and at service outlets held by various other parties who work together and are directly involved in the program.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Palangka Raya City COVID-19 Handling Task Force, until yesterday there were only 13 residents who were declared positive for the virus, after an additional 10 people were declared cured of exposure to the corona virus.

Then, out of a total of 17,743 COVID-19 patients, 17,185 people have recovered. This means that the recovery rate of local residents from exposure to the virus has reached 96.86 percent.

Although the recovery rate is high, the public is still asked to always be vigilant against the spread of COVID-19. In addition, you must always obey the existing rules by implementing strict health protocols.

Moreover, the Palangka Raya City COVID-19 Handling Task Force also recorded that 545 corona patients died after two additional deaths occurred.