127,399 Central Bangka Residents Already Undergo COVID-19 Vaccination

Illustration of a COVID-19 vaccination. (Between)

BABEL - A total of 127,399 residents in Central Bangka Regency have received the COVID-19 vaccination. That number is equal to 83.12 percent of the total 153,277 targeted people.

"Previously there were 127,132 people who had been vaccinated and today there were 127,399 people," said Head of the Central Bangka Health Office, Dr Anas Maarif in Koba, quoted from Antara, Friday, May 27.

The local Health Office continues to intensify the provision of booster vaccines or booster vaccines to anticipate the attack of the Omicron virus.

There are six groups of people who are targeted for vaccination, namely HRK, the elderly, public servants, vulnerable/general communities, adolescents and vaccinations among children.

Until now, 1,298 HRKs have been vaccinated, 7,995 elderly people, 11,554 public servants, 88,852 general public, 17,700 teenagers and 18,915 children.

His party continues to accelerate the vaccination program, especially for children aged 6 to 11 years and the elderly (elderly).

The total number of residents who were confirmed positive for the COVID-19 virus from 2019 to May 2022 was 8,136.

Of the 8,136, 201 people died and the rest were declared cured.