Tangerang Regency Government Orders An Additional 5,000 Vial Dossage Of Strengthening Vaccines

Illustration - Health workers when giving doses of COVID-19 vaccination to the general public. (ANTARA/Azmi Samsul Maarif)

TANGERANG - The Tangerang Regency Government has again proposed an additional COVID-19 booster vaccine to the Banten Provincial Government (Pemprov) as many as 5,000 vial doses to accelerate the provision of booster vaccinations for the general public in the area. "Before there was a SE from the Ministry of Health regarding the 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccination for the general public group. We have submitted 5,000 vials to the provincial government," said Plt. Head of the Tangerang Regency Health Service (Dinkes), Dr. Hnedra Tarmizi in Tangerang, Antara, Wednesday, January 25. From the application for additional vaccine doses, it will be used as a support for the implementation of vaccinations for four or boosters in all health facilities (faskes) in Tangerang Regency. "Because, currently the remaining dose of vaccine at the puskesmas will not be sufficient, there are only around 30 vials left. So if there are 30 vials, it can only be for 186 people," he said. He also admitted that since the proposed addition of vaccine doses to Banten Province a few weeks ago. However, until now his party has not received an additional shipment of the vaccine dose. "But until now we have not been able / have not received this additional dose of vaccination, and now we only have 30 vials left," he said. However, said Hendra, all health facilities, both Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) and existing Puskesmas, are now confirmed to be ready to serve vaccinations for the general public with the remaining doses. "It's just that people who already have tickets through the PeduliLindung application can already get a booster vaccine," he said. He said that in addition to the dose, his party only proposed the Pfizer type of COVID-19 vaccine as used to the public. "We propose a type of Pfizer vaccine, but if the booster can use any type of vaccine, it depends on the condition of the person," he said. He also said that the use of this fourth type of booster vaccine was prepared by adjusting the types of vaccines received by the public in the first booster or third dose. For example, if Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is received in the first booster vaccination, it can receive the Astra Zeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Meanwhile, people who receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the first booster vaccination can receive the Pfizer, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Zifivax, Indovac or Navac vaccines. "So later we just need to adjust to the previous dose of vaccine, but in general the type of vaccine can be used as a booster," he said. Meanwhile, for the achievement of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination for the general public in Tangerang Regency, there are now 80 percent or 2,282,636 people with a target target of more than 2.8 million people. Furthermore, the achievement of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination for the general public has now reached 1.9 million people or equivalent to 68 percent. Then, the achievement of vaccination for the elderly (elderly), the second dose reached 117.7 percent or 163.298 people and the second dose 84.3 percent or as many as 116.991 people. Meanwhile, the achievement of the first and second doses of vaccination for children aged six to 11 years has now reached 90.3 percent for the first dose, while for the second dose it is 75.3 percent. "The group of children aged 6-11 years has now reached 304,448 people for the first dose, and for the second as many as 254,128 people," he said.