A Total Of 16.270 Elderly In Bangka Belitung Have Undergone The COVID-19 Booster Vaccination

Illustration of COVID-19 booster vaccination for the elderly. (Between)

BABEL - The COVID-19 Task Force noted that 16.270 elderly people in the Bangka Belitung Islands (Babel) had undergone the third or booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination.

"Currently, the achievement of booster dose vaccination for the elderly has reached 16.270 or 16.97 percent of the target of 9.863 elderly people," said Secretary of Babel Mikron Antariksa COVID-19 Task Force in Pangkalpinang, Thursday, May 12.

He said the achievement of booster vaccination for the elderly was higher than the general public, which reached 120.451 or 15.25 percent of the 789.856 targets and 262 new youth or 9.17 percent of the target of 151.433 people spread across Pangkalpinang, Bangka, Central Bangka, West Bangka, South Bangka, Belitung, and East Belitung.

Meanwhile, the achievement of the third dose of vaccination for health human resources reached 10.885 or 98.07 percent of the total target of 11.099 people and public services reached 32.760 or 36.57 percent of the 89.573 targets.

"We continue to encourage the achievement of vaccinations for the elderly, because they are vulnerable to contracting the corona virus," he said, as quoted by Antara.

He appealed to residents who have not been vaccinated to immediately visit vaccine service centers in order to make Babylon free from COVID-19. "Immediately vaccinated to build group immunity," he said.

After being vaccinated, he continued, there should be no slack in implementing health protocols so that people in the Province of the Bangka Belitung Islands stay healthy and become safe and comfortable to carry out activities and social interactions.

"Thank God, public interest for vaccination is already high, so it has a direct impact on reducing cases of COVID-19 transmission in this area," he said.