Governor Khofifah: East Java Needs Supply Of 4.2 Million Vaccines For Second Dose

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JAKARTA - The East Java Provincial Government stated that its territory needed a supply of approximately 4.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the second vaccination.

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said related to the need for additional vaccines for community vaccination, the East Java Provincial Government has communicated with the central government.

"Today, in East Java, where the second dose is due, we have minus 4.2 million. This means that we need a vaccine for the second dose of 4.2 million," said Khofifah in Malang City, East Java, as reported by Antara, Friday, August 6th.

Khofifah explained that the East Java Provincial Government had conveyed the need in a coordination meeting with the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Home Affairs.

According to him, the need for the supply of 4.2 million doses of vaccine is urgent, considering that so far the implementation of the first dose of vaccination for residents in East Java continues. It is hoped that the central government will immediately supply the shortage.

"Indeed there is an urgent need for those who have matured on the second dose," he said.

Currently, the East Java Provincial Government is also expanding the target for the first dose of vaccination for the community. In the area of Malang City, Batu City, and Malang Regency, the acceleration of vaccination is being encouraged by cooperating with universities.

"Expansion for the first dose must also be carried out. So, we really need a lot. If next week, more vaccines come, we ask Universitas Brawijaya to continue to help accelerate vaccination, especially in Malang Raya," he said. He added that for the Greater Malang area, the East Java Provincial Government expected an acceleration of COVID-19 vaccination. If about 70 percent of citizens have received vaccinations, group immunity from the corona virus can be formed.

"So, we call this program accelerated vaccination. I want to help communicate with the community, this Malang Raya agglomeration must get an acceleration program, so that we can achieve at least 70 percent of this vaccination," he said.

For information, in East Java, there were 31.8 million vaccination targets. Of these, 7.7 million people have received the first dose of vaccination, and 3.3 million have received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination.

It was recorded that in East Java Province as a whole there were 326,764 positive confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of the total, 257,264 people were reported to have recovered, 22,319 were declared dead, and the rest were under treatment.