New Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Covers 25 Percent Of Children In Kendari

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KENDARI - The complete dose of COVID-19 vaccination (first and second doses) only covered 9,358 children or about 25.05 percent of the total 37,352 children aged six to 11 years who were targeted for vaccination in Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi Province, according to data from the Health Service. "Children aged six to 11 years who just received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination recorded 19,305 people or 51.68 percent of the target," said Head of the Kendari Health Office Rahminingrum in Kendari, Monday, May 30. For the elderly, the new complete dose vaccination coverage covers 7,626 people or 44.75 percent of the target which includes 17,040 people in Kendari City. In Kendari City, elderly residents who have received the first dose of vaccination were 9,462 people or 55.53 percent of the target. "As for the booster (booster vaccination) for the elderly, only 2,050 people or 12.03 percent (who get it)," said Rahminingrum, quoted by Antara. h Synergize with the TNI and Polri to accelerate the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination.