Booster Coverage For Teenagers In Babylon Reaches 0.19 Percent Of Target 151 Thousand People

Illustration of the Babylonian COVID-19 Handling Task Force intensifying vaccinations for youth groups. (Photo: ANTARA)

PANGKALPINANG - The Bangka Belitung Islands Province COVID-19 Handling Task Force noted that the COVID-19 booster vaccination for youth groups reached 282 or 0.19 percent of the target of 151,433 people.

"Socialization activities continue to be intensified to increase the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination for this group of teenagers," said Babel Bangun, Coordinator of Vaccine Distribution of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, quoted from Antara, Sunday, June 12.

He said, based on data on the achievement of COVID-19 vaccinations for youth groups in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination was 133,929 or 88.44 percent, the second vaccination was 118,466 or 78.23 percent.

"The highest achievement of vaccination for these three teenagers was in Bangka 0.65 percent, while the lowest was in Belitung and South Bangka regencies that had not been realized at all or zero percent," he said.

He explained that the realization of the COVID-19 booster vaccination in Bangka Regency was 222 or 0.65 percent of the total target of 34,226 people, West Bangka 35 or 0.15 percent of 22,602 people, Central Bangka only 12 or 0.05 percent of 21,970 people, Belitung Timur 5 or 0.04 percent of the 12,410 people and Pangkalpinang 8 or 0.04 percent of the total target of 21,234 people.

Meanwhile, vaccination for the three teenagers in Belitung Regency does not yet exist or zero percent of the total target of 17,662 people and South Bangka is also zero percent of the total target of 21,329 teenagers.

"Adolescents' awareness to take this booster vaccination is still low, so they have the potential to be infected with the corona virus," he said.

According to him, giving vaccines is important to reduce morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, achieve herd immunity, protect and strengthen the health system as a whole and maintain productivity and minimize social and economic impacts.

"We continue to optimize the procurement, distribution and implementation of vaccinations to increase the achievement of this vaccination," he said.