Free Booster Vaccines, Old People are Priority
"Therefore, I have decided to give this third vaccine free of charge to all Indonesians, because once again I emphasize that people's safety is paramount," said President Joko Widodo.
The President's statement regarding the third dose of vaccination was delivered at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (11/1/2022). After a limited meeting chaired by the President on Monday (10/1/2022), Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said, this week Indonesia rose to fourth in the world in terms of the number of people vaccinated with 169 million people being vaccinated with the first dose. Indonesia's position is under China, India and the United States. Five provinces in Indonesia have not yet reached 70 percent of the first vaccination, namely West Sumatra, West Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the government had prepared a booster vaccine. "Several (vaccine products) have received EUA (emergency use permit) from the POM (Food and Drug Supervisory Agency), namely Sinovac, CoronaVac, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Zifivax," he said. According to Budi Gunadi, booster vaccinations will be provided free of charge for Indonesians aged 18 years and over and who have received a full dose of vaccine at least six months ago. In January 2022, booster vaccination targets 21 million people. Vaccination is prioritized for the elderly (elderly) and vulnerable groups who are immunocompromised. Booster vaccinations for the elderly will be carried out simultaneously in all districts or cities. Booster vaccinations for vulnerable people, non-elderly citizens, can only be carried out in areas where the first dose of vaccination is at least 70 percent of the total population and the first dose for the elderly is at least 60 percent.
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