Jakarta – At least 160 trainees of the state Islamic senior high school (MALE) 2 in Ciracas, East Jakarta received COVID-19 jabs under the vaccination program for kids aged 12-17 years on Friday.
” In total, (the school has) 803 students. They have been divided into numerous batches (for the vaccinations). The first batch of 160 trainees got vaccinated today,” MALE 2 headmaster Wido Prayoga stated here on Friday.
A team of vaccinators checked the trainees’ health prior to vaccinating them versus COVID-19, he informed. Only students who were declared healthy were administered vaccines, he included.
Trainees also needed previous permission from their parents to get immunized, he said.
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The vaccination of GUY 2 students came a day after Jakarta Guv Anies Baswedan kicked off COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 12-17 at state high school (SMAN) 20 in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta on Thursday.
The Indonesian government has actually decided to open vaccinations for the 12-17 age group in view of rising infections amongst kids.
According to the COVID-19 task force, coronavirus cases including kids account for 12.6 percent, or more than 250 thousand, of the 2,033,421 cases recorded in the country as of June 23, 2021.
Information from the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection shows that since June 2, 2021, children from the 6-17 age group constituted 5.6 percent of the total COVID-19 cases, while 2.3 percent of children approximately the age of 5 years were impacted by COVID-19
One out of every 8 Indonesians exposed to COVID-19 is under 18 years of age, and kids fall in the category that is at threat of catching the infection, government information shows. One of every 83 Indonesians passing away of COVID-19 is a kid, the data further shows.
Kids can contract and succumb to COVID-19 based on the existence of comorbidities, such as weight problems, tuberculosis, and high blood pressure, according to chief of the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI), Aman Pulungan.
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