6 Babies In North Sulawesi Exposed To COVID-19

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

MANADO - Data from the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 of North Sulawesi Province stated that six babies aged 0-4 were infected from June 29 to July 21, 2022.

"The infected babies came from Manado City, Sangihe Islands Regency and Tomohon City," said the Head of the Surveillance and Immunization Section of the North Sulawesi Provincial Health Office, Mery B. Pasorong in Manado as reported by ANTARA, Sunday, July 24.

Furthermore, six other cases were infected in children aged 5-14 years in Manado City, Bitung City, Tomohon City and South Minahasa Regency.

This condition, according to Mery, illustrates that toddlers and children can be infected due to activities outside the house and or adults who bring the virus into the family environment.

"Therefore, we still hope that the public will increase their vigilance to obey and be disciplined in implementing health protocols and immediately vaccinate all vaccination targets, both complete and booster doses for over 18 years," he said.

He said the regional government continued to make efforts to encourage the public to visit facilities or outlets that provide COVID-19 vaccinations.

The local government targets that 3,646,048 people will be vaccinated against COVID-19, of which 237,681 children 6-11 years old spread across 15 districts and cities receive the vaccination.

Overall, he said, of the COVID-19 vaccination target for those children who had received the first dose of vaccination, 75.76 percent, while the second dose was 52.64 percent.