It is estimated that by the end of this month, we will have vaccinated 500 thousand healthcare employees; so, we can accomplish the target of (inoculating) 1.5 countless them through completion of February.
Jakarta – The Health Ministry has actually claimed 482,145 of the 1,530,308 medical employees targeted under the national immunization program have actually gotten the very first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Of the 482,145 medical workers, 20,810 have actually gotten their second vaccine dosages since January 30, 2021, according to data posted on the Health Ministry’s site on Saturday.
The ministry stated 1,500,717 of the 1,530,308 medical employees targeted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have actually re-registered with the health authorities for vaccination.
The federal government is targeting to vaccinate a total of 181,554,466 individuals, or 70 percent of the Indonesian population of more than 270 million, versus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, to develop herd resistance. Health workers are the first prioritized group in the vaccination project.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated previously that the federal government has actually set itself the
target of inoculating 1.5 million health experts by late February, 2021.
” It is estimated that by the end of this month, we will have vaccinated 500 thousand health care workers; so, we can achieve the target of (inoculating) 1.5 million of them through completion of February,” Sadikin informed throughout an online seminar on Saturday.
After the vaccination of medical workers has been finished, the government will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to civil service officers, including military and cops workers.
Sadikin stated he hopes the vaccination of public service officers can be rolled out in early March this year, and the general public can get their first vaccine dosages starting late April this year.
The minister mentioned that numerous vaccine manufacturers are yet to finish medical tests, which has lead to uncertainty over the immune duration. He has actually called for accelerating the vaccination process.
Indonesia has actually presently secured vaccine supply from 4 different producers: 125 million dosages from China’s Sinovac and 50 million doses each from Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Novavax. (INE)
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