49.34 Million Indonesians Have Received Booster Vaccinations

The COVID-19 vaccination criteria for transgender, disabled and elderly at Wana Graha Bhakti Yasa Building, Yogyakarta, in August 2021. (Antara-Andreas Fitri A)

JAKARTA - Indonesian citizens who have undergone the third or booster dose of vaccination reached 49,342,174 as of Wednesday, June 12, at 12.00 WIB.

Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), that number was after 206,497 people were vaccinated today. That means 23.69 percent of the total vaccination target in Indonesia as many as 208,265,720

Meanwhile, based on Antara's report, residents who had received the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine or the complete dose were recorded at 168,590,045 people, an increase of 78,485 people from the previous day.

The complete dose of vaccination thus already covers 80.94 percent of the vaccination target.

According to data from the Ministry of Health, 55,196 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination to a total of 201,242,691 people or 96.63 percent of the total vaccination target.

The Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) encourages increasing coverage of booster vaccinations to reduce the risk of an increase in COVID-19 cases due to the spread of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variant corona viruses.

"We encourage the government and the public to reactivate booster doses of COVID-19 vaccination," said the Head of the Infectious Diseases Assessment Division, Dr. IDI. dr. Agus Dwi Susanto, Sp.P(K).

He also encouraged the re-activation of the campaign to implement health protocols to prevent the transmission of the corona virus.

"The Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants serve as a reminder that there is still a need to strengthen health protocols," said Agus, who also serves as General Chair of the Indonesian Lung Doctors Association.