MANADO - The North Sulawesi (North Sulawesi) COVID-19 Handling Task Force is concerned that there will be a spike in COVID-19 cases after the middle school holiday until July 2022.
"Now the condition is in a situation of long school holidays, population mobility is high. Families, children and parents are on vacation," said Mery B. Pasorong from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force who is also the Head of the Surveillance and Immunization Section of the North Sulawesi Provincial Health Office, Mery B. Pasorong, in Manado, Antara, Thursday, June 23.
From previous evaluations, every holiday, including Christmas, Eid al-Fitr or school holidays, always contributes to the trend of increasing COVID-19 cases.
"In July 2022, after the school holidays, we will see how the trend is, whether there is a significant increase or not," he said.
According to him, preventive measures during this holiday season have been repeatedly conveyed to the public. The first is to comply with health protocols, maintain immunity, and even vaccinate.
Specifically for the COVID-19 vaccination, he said, if all the targeted people (children aged six years to adults) had received it, community immunity would be formed.
"This (vaccination) will provide immunity in the body and prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Especially at this time, complete vaccination coverage or those who have received the second dose are 67.4 percent," he said.
Therefore, it is hoped that the community will work hand in hand with the government and relevant stakeholders to face the pandemic by immediately getting the first, second, and booster injections.
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