Strengthening Dose of COVID-19 Vaccination for Vulnerable Groups in Bangka Belitung Reaches 20.21 Percent

Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force for Bangka Regency Boy Yandra (PHOTO BETWEEN)

BANGKA - The COVID-19 Task Force of Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province noted that the achievement of booster vaccination for vulnerable groups in the area reached 20.21 percent or 2,517 people from the target of 12,452 people.

A spokesperson for the Bangka Regency COVID-19 Task Force, Boy Yandra, said that based on data from the COVID-19 vaccine service, the results of booster vaccines for vulnerable groups were spread across eight sub-districts.

Vulnerable groups for mandatory vaccination include pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, pre-elderly, people with mental disorders (ODGJ), and people with disabilities.

Meanwhile, the first dose of the vaccine for the same group reached 100 percent of the target and the second dose was 73.68 percent, or 9,175 people.

While the number of accumulated vaccines in all age groups required the vaccine for the first dose of 236,341 people from the target of 287,667 people or 82.16 percent, the second dose was 201.124 people or 69.92 percent.

To date, the first booster dose of the vaccine has recorded 66,728 people or 30.20 percent and the second booster dose has only targeted 33.29 percent of health workers or 1,007 people from the target of 3,025 health workers.

"The first dose of vaccine service for children is 95.50 percent or 31,043 children from the target of 32,506 children and the second dose for children is 79.44 percent or 25,823 children", explained Boy Yandra in Sungailiat, Antara, Sunday, September 11.

He ensured that the number of vaccination achievements continues to grow because vaccine service outlets are opened every day, including vaccine services at night and on holidays.

"I ask the public to immediately get vaccine services that have not yet received especially booster vaccines to increase their immunity so they are not easily infected with the Coronavirus", he said.

According to him, mandatory vaccines and the application of health protocols must still be adhered to by the community considering the spread of COVID-19 in Bangka Regency is still happening in the community.

Data on the number of active COVID-19 patients in Bangka Regency is based on data on the development of COVID-19 to date as many as 20 positive COVID-19 people undergoing health care.

A total of 20 positive people for COVID-19 in Bangka Regency each came from Sungailiat District 10 people, Puding Besar one person, Pemali six people, and Mendo Barat three people.