Task Force: 18,099 Children In Mukomuko Have Received First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Elementary school students in Mukomuko Regency take part in the COVID-19 vaccination (ANTARA)

MUKOMUKO - The Mukomuko Regency COVID-19 Task Force, Bengkulu Province, said that so far only 18,099 children aged six to 11 years have received the first dose of vaccine. Meanwhile, the targeted number of children is 20,500.

Spokesperson for the Mukomuko Regency COVID-19 Task Force, Bustam Bustomo, said that 18,099 children who had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine were spread across a number of areas.

"Of the 18,099, only 10,633 people have received the second dose of vaccine," he explained in a written statement received at Mukomuko, Antara, Friday, March 11.

The Task Force will continue to simultaneously administer two doses of vaccine to children aged 6-11 years in a number of schools and health centers in the area. Although the local government has begun to give two doses of vaccine to children, the administration of one dose of vaccine to children has not yet continued.

For the general public, only 132,449 people or 80.66 percent of the 164,208 local residents have received the first dose of vaccine.

A total of 132,449 people consist of 1,392 health workers, 86,691 public service officers, 5,748 elderly citizens (elderly), and 15,217 adolescents aged 12-17 years, 18,099 children 6-11 years old, and 5,302 residents receiving the vaccine. mutual cooperation.

However, from a total of 132,449 residents, only 83,553 people have received a complete injection of COVID-19 vaccination, namely dose I and dose II, consisting of 1,235 health workers, 51,926 public service officers, and 3,918 elderly, and 10,546 adolescents. 10,633 children aged 6-11 years, and 5,295 people received the mutual cooperation vaccine.