Booster Vaccine Recipients In Indonesia Have Reached 57.3 Million People

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JAKARTA - Recipients of the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine as a booster have reached 57,317,137 (57.3 million) people or 27.52 percent of the 208,265,720 people targeted by the government to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes). ) Saturday August 6th.

The Ministry of Health's vaccination data, as reported by Antara, also shows that 202,722,974 people have undergone the first vaccination or 97.34 percent of the national vaccination target.

While the recipients of the second dose have reached 170,281,912 (170,3 million) people or 81.76 percent of the vaccination target, according to data as of August 6, 2022 at 18:00 WIB.

The details of the data are that the third dose of vaccination for health workers has been carried out to 1,694,225 people.

Meanwhile, for the elderly category, 6,037,315 people have received booster vaccines, or 28.01 percent of the target of 21,553,118 people.

In the category of public officers, the third vaccination has been carried out by 8,269,666 people or 47.73 percent of the 17,327,167 people who were targeted for vaccination.

In the category of vulnerable and general people, from the target of 141,211,181 people there were 39,744,622 people who had received the third dose or 28.15 percent of the total target.

There were 22,050,662 people in the 12-17 year age category who received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, or 82.57 percent of the target of 26,705,490 people.

Meanwhile, for the age group of 6-11 years, there are 17,376,998 people who have undergone the second vaccination. This number shows the achievement of 65.82 percent of the target of 26,400,300 people.

Meanwhile, the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) invites the public to support the government's efforts to increase the coverage of booster vaccinations to respond to the increase in COVID-19 cases.

"The public needs to support the government's efforts to increase the coverage of booster vaccinations," said the Deputy for the Coordination of Health Quality Improvement and Population Development at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture in Jakarta on Thursday, August 4.