52.2 Million Indonesians Have Received Booster Vaccinations As Of July 14

Illustration of a COVID-19 vaccine for a booster. (Antaranews)

JAKARTA - A total of 52.2 million Indonesians have received the third or booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination until Thursday at 12.00 WIB. This figure is based on the addition of a national booster vaccination for today as many as 27,067 people.

Thus, as of today, 52,242,030 or 25.08 percent of the total 208,265,720 national COVID-19 vaccination targets have received booster vaccines.

Meanwhile, the number of people who had received the first and second doses of vaccination or the complete dose increased by 5,575 people from the previous day to 169,423,235 people or 81.35 percent of the vaccination target.

Meanwhile, residents who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination reached 201,832,439 people (96.91 percent), an increase of 10,118 people from the previous day.

The government is trying to accelerate the increase in the coverage of booster vaccinations in order to increase citizens' immunity against infection with the corona virus that causes COVID-19.

Based on Antara's report, areas where the coverage of the first and second doses of vaccination are already high are intensifying the implementation of vaccinations to accelerate the increase in the coverage of booster vaccinations.

Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito emphasized that booster vaccinations are important to prevent infection, prevent severity when infected, and minimize the risk of transmission of the corona virus that causes COVID-19.

Wiku urges residents who have not received the third dose of vaccination to use information technology to find information on the location of the nearest COVID-19 vaccination service center.

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