The Second Booster Vaccination For Health Workers In Jakarta Completed This Month

The vaccinator provides a second phase of booster vaccine for health workers at the Kramat Jati District Health Center, East Jakarta (ANTARA/Yogi Rachman)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has carried out a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccination or a second booster for health workers. The Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Widyastuti, targets the second booster to be completed by the end of August.

"Once it is announced that (the second booster) can be carried out, we are ready. Because the vaccine is already available at our health facilities in DKI. We hope it will be completed within this month", Widyastuti told reporters, Wednesday, August 3.

Currently, the Health Office is still coordinating with the Ministry of Health for data collection of 700 thousand of health workers in Jakarta to be vaccinated with the second booster through the Primary Care (P-Care) application.

However, if there are health workers who have not received an invitation to vaccination, they can request data collection manually.

"When all health workers who have access have received ticket invitations, injections can be given. If they don't get tickets, we will give them but with manual recording. In essence, we in DKI Jakarta are ready to give booster vaccinations", said Widyastuti.

As is known, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) issued a circular regarding the implementation of the second booster or second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination among health workers starting last Friday, July 29.

This provision is contained in Circular Letter Number HK.02.02/C/3615/2022 regarding the booster or second dose of COVID-19 vaccination for human resources in the health sector.

Circulars regarding the implementation of the second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination for human resources in the health sector were conveyed to all heads of provincial and district/city level health offices as well as leaders of health service facilities carrying out COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, second booster vaccination or fourth dose vaccination on human resources in the health sector can be carried out using COVID-19 vaccine products that have obtained emergency use authorization (EUA) approval from the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency by taking into account the availability of vaccines.

The second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is given six months after the first booster vaccination. The second booster vaccination service for human resources in the health sector is available at health care facilities and COVID-19 vaccination service posts.

Maxi said that the second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was given to health workers with the approval of the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI).

"ITAGI approval already exists for high-risk groups", said Maxi.