Only 39.8 Percent Of The Elderly In North Sumatra Have Been Injected With A Booster Vaccine

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JAKARTA - The North Sumatra Health Office noted that 435,191 elderly people there had received the third dose of vaccine out of a total target of 1,093,446 people. Infectious Disease Control (P2PM) North Sumatra Health Office Dr Nora Nasution through a written statement received in Medan, Friday, August 12 evening. Meanwhile, the achievement of the first dose of vaccine for the elderly was 89.68 percent and the second dose of vaccine was 74.66 percent of the vaccination target. Of the 33 regencies and cities in North Sumatra, he said, only Tebing Tinggi, North Nias, North Padang Lawas, South Nias, Padang Lawas, South Tapanuli and West Nias have 100 percent vaccination coverage. of 90 percent there are 13 regions namely Samosir, Pakpak Bharat, Humbang Hasundutan, Deli Serdang, Labuhan Batu Selatan, Asahan, Coal, Serdang Bedagai, Lab uhan Batu Utara, Tanjung Balai, Gunung Sitoli, Langkat and Labuhanbatu. Then, for vaccination coverage that has more than 80 percent, namely Central Tapanuli, Binjai, North Tapanuli, Karo, Sibolga, Toba, Dairi, Nias, Pematangsiantar, Mandailing Natal, Padangsidempuan and Simalungun. "The lowest achievement of Medan City is 76.20 percent," he said as quoted by Antara.

The North Sumatra Health Service continues to intensify injecting booster vaccines to the public because the achievement rate is still low compared to the realization of the first and second doses of vaccines. Efforts to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination are carried out in collaboration with the TNI and Polri apparatus as well as the private sector.