4,304 Medical Workers In North Kalimantan Terima Booster Kedua

A health worker showed a vaccination card after the simulation of the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination in Tanjung Selor, Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan Province. (ANTARA)

The second dose of COVID-19 vaccination or booster booster has been carried out on 4,304 health workers out of a total of 7,091 health workers targeted for COVID-19 vaccination in North Kalimantan Province according to data from the Health Office. "As of today, there have reached 4,304 health workers (who have received the second booster vaccination)," said the Head of the North Kalimantan Provincial Health Office, Usman, quoted by ANTARA, February 8. The second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination has been given to 35 public officers, 284 elderly, and 77 members of the general public and vulnerable. Usman explained that the second booster dose vaccination can be carried out using the COVID-19 vaccine product, which has received approval for use in an emergency condition from the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM). "The second dose of COVID-19 vaccination has been given within six months since the first booster vaccination," he said. The COVID-19 vaccination target in North Kalimantan Province was recorded at 617,700 people, consisting of 7,091 health workers, 33,254 elderly citizens, 60,229 public officers, 367,207 members of the general public and vulnerable, and 77,897 teenagers aged 12 to 17 years. According to government data, until Wednesday the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination had been carried out at 531,288 people, the second dose of vaccination had been carried out in 453,026 people, the first booster vaccination had been carried out in 171,395 people, and the second booster vaccination had been carried out at 4,700 people. The North Kalimantan Provincial Health Office asked district and city governments as well as health care facilities to support the implementation of the second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination.