Recipients Of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses In Bengkulu Are Low, Only 18.14 Percent Reached

BENGKULU - Bengkulu Provincial Health Office said that so far 281.819 people have received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccination.

The head of the Bengkulu Provincial Health Office, Herwan Antoni, said the achievement rate for the third dose of special vaccination in Bengkulu Province was still low. Therefore, his party continues to ask the health office at the regional level to aggressively carry out vaccinations.

"Currently, the achievement of the third dose of special vaccination is still low, namely 18.14 percent or only about 281.819 people," said Herwan in Bengkulu, Antara, Monday, July 18.

The low achievement of the third dose of vaccination is due to the lax implementation of health protocols (prokes). So that people are reluctant to carry out vaccinations and people also do not use masks in public places.

The following is the achievement of the third dose of vaccination in Bengkulu region, namely South Bengkulu Regency around 35.326 people or 27.32 percent, North Bengkulu Regency 43.270 people or 19.10 percent.

Rejang Lebong Regency 37.007 people or 16.99 percent, Kaur Regency 30.858 people or 31.39 percent, Mukomuko Regency 10.720 people or 7.51 percent.

Furthermore, Seluma Regency was 27.603 people or 17.06 percent, Kepahiang Regency was 16.762 people or 14.19 percent.

Lebong Regency 12.484 people or 15.07 percent, Central Bengkulu Regency 21.359 people or 23.82 percent and Bengkulu City around 46.430 people or 16.20 percent.