Omicron BA.4-BA.5 Subvariant Cases Begin To Rise, Mataram Health Office Asks Residents To Immediately Inject Boosters

Head of the Mataram City Health Office, Dr. H Usman Hadi. (Photo: ANTARA)

MATARAM - The Mataram City Health Office, West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB) has confirmed that doses of COVID-19 vaccine for boosters or boosters as a measure to anticipate the spread of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are available in 11 health centers throughout Mataram City.

"People who want to do booster vaccines or primary vaccines in doses one and two, can come to the Public Health Center (puskesmas) because the vaccine is still available," said Head of the Mataram City Health Office H Usman Hadi in Mataram, Antara, Monday, June 27.

The statement was made in response to the increase in cases of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariances in several regions and the potential findings of Mataram City as the capital city of NTB Province. The government advises the public to do booster vaccines.

"When the third vaccine is available, the government will provide a policy for travelers outside the area to be free of the PCR swab test," he said.

Based on the latest data on the vaccination coverage of the NTB Provincial Health Office as of June 9, 2022, the coverage of the first dose of vaccination for Mataram City was 368.037 or 116.62 percent, the second dose of 283.398 or 89.80 percent, and the third dose of 64.206 or 20.35.

While alluding to the connection between the PeduliLindung application as the basis for purchasing bulk cooking oil, according to Usman, it may have something to do with increasing public participation in vaccines, especially "boosters" given the potential for transmission of the new Omicron subvariant.

"But for the exact purpose, we don't know or know about the relevant agencies, because we in the regions only carry out government policies," he said.