23 Health Centers In Agam Continue To Provide Vaccination During Ramadan 1443 H

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WEST SUMATERA - The Health Office (Dinkes) of Agam Regency, West Sumatra, stated that 23 health centers in the area will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the community during Ramadan 1443 Hijriah.

"The COVID-19 vaccination service at the puskesmas remains open and residents are welcome to come to the nearest puskesmas," said Head of the Disease Control and Prevention Division of the Agam Health Service, Tri Pipo in Lubukbasung, Agam Regency, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 6.

He said the Agam Health Office did not open vaccine booths during Ramadan and only visited schools in the area in order to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination to increase the body's resistance from COVID-19.

"We are trying our best so that residents have been vaccinated with doses of one, two and three," he said.

He acknowledged that the first dose of vaccination was 332,226 people from the target of 432,029 people or 76.90 percent, the second dose of vaccination was 212,970 people or 49.30 percent and the third dose was 6,318 people or 1.46 percent.

The 332,226 people came from health workers who had the first vaccine as many as 1,772 people from the target of 1,245 people or 142.33 percent, the second vaccine 1,673 people or 144.38 percent and the third vaccine 1,274 people or 102.33 percent.

Meanwhile, public service officers who received the first dose of vaccine were 17,832 people from the target 29,700 people or 60.04 percent, the second dose was 14,835 people or 49.95 percent and the third dose was 682 people or 2.3 percent.

After that, the elderly who had the first dose were 56,581 people from the target 60,772 people or 93.10 percent, the second dose was 26,855 people or 44.19 percent and the third dose was 195 people or 0.32 percent.

Meanwhile, for the vulnerable and the general population, 206,821 people received the first dose of vaccine from the target of 284,707 people or 72.64 percent, the second dose was 132.274 people or 46.46 percent and the third dose was 4,167 people or 1.46 percent.

Children aged 12-17 years who received the first dose of vaccination were 44,042 people from the target of 55,605 people or 79.21 percent and 35,382 people or 63.63 percent of the second dose.

For children who have been vaccinated the first dose of 5,145 people from the target 51,061 people or 10.08 percent and the second dose 1,943 people or 3.81 percent. There were 33 pregnant women with the first dose of vaccine and eight people with the second dose.