Deputy Health Minister Brings Good News! 100 Percent Of Covid-19 Vaccination For Health Workers

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JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono said the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination targeting health workers has been completed. In fact, this vaccination has succeeded in reducing the number of COVID-19 transmissions among health workers.

"There are some encouraging data. The number of health workers who have been vaccinated has finished 100 percent, the decline in the number of health workers exposed to COVID-19 has also fallen”, said Deputy Health Minister Dante in a press conference broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat YouTube account, Thursday, March 25.

He also mentioned that there had been a decrease in active cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia and a decrease in the level of use of hospital beds. This is based on the results of the evaluation that has been carried out by his party.

"This proves that the vaccine has a great benefit and reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 events", said Dante.

For information, the COVID-19 vaccination program targets 181.5 million recipients. Those targeted are people aged 18 years and over. Later, vaccine recipients will receive twice the injection dose.

Overall, this national vaccination will be carried out from April 2021 to March 2022 and consists of several stages. In the first phase, the vaccine is intended for 1.5 million health workers. In the second stage, COVID-19 vaccination is for the elderly and public service workers.

The target is 21.5 million elderly and 16.9 million public workers. They are market traders, educators, religious leaders and counselors, representatives of the people, officials, government, civil servants, TNI-Police, tourism officers, public services, public transportation workers, athletes, and media workers. This program lasts until May.

Furthermore, vaccination will be carried out for 63.9 million vulnerable people or people living in areas with a high risk of infection. Then, other communities as many as 77.7 million people.