KEPRI - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force for the Riau Islands Province (Kepri) Mochammad Bisri said that the vaccine stock in the area was starting to run out, with only around 10 thousand doses remaining.
Bisri predicts that the current vaccines, both Sinovac and AstraZeneca, can last for the next one to two days. "The national stock of vaccines is also running low", said Bisri in Tanjungpinang, as quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 8.
Bisri admitted that he had reported this condition to the Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad to be forwarded to the Central Government.
"It has been reported to the center, just waiting for the notification", said Bisri.
However, Bisri still appealed to the public to take advantage of the vaccination program while the vaccine was still available. Especially the elderly, who are the priority recipients of vaccination, are advised to get vaccinated immediately and not to worry about the effects.
According to him, the elderly are a priority for vaccination because they are vulnerable to being exposed to COVID-19. People who have been vaccinated are safer and protected from the virus.
"Before vaccination, a health check is carried out first. If there are elderly people who do not deserve to receive the vaccine, they will not be vaccinated", said Bisri.
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Bisri continued that the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination in the Riau Islands Province was the second-best in all of Indonesia after Bali, with 50.93 percent of the target population having been vaccinated by the end of June 2021.
The Riau Islands Provincial Government targets 70 percent of the target population or 1.402.331 people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July 2021.
"The Governor is targeting that at the celebration of the Indonesian Independence Day on August 17, 2021, the Riau Islands Province has carried out immunizations for residents as determined by the Central Government", said Bisri.
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