Jakarta – With COVID-19 vaccines produced by China’s Sinovac getting regulatory approval for use in children, vaccinations will be presented for 12- to 17- year-olds quickly, President Joko Widodo has actually stated.
” We are happy for the issuance of the EUA (emergency-use permission) by the BPOM (Food and Drugs Supervisory Agency) for the Sinovac vaccine, in which it was stated that the Sinovac vaccines are safe for 12-17 years of age, and vaccinations for children within the age variety can quickly be performed,” stated President Joko Widodo in a press declaration streamed via the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel from Jakarta on Monday.
Reiterating the value of everyone’s contribution in the effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, President Widodo asked individuals to not think twice to get vaccinated, and at the same time, strictly comply with the health procedures.
” Preserve range, wear masks, wash hands and once again I wish to remind everybody not to leave their houses for non-essential matters,” he prompted.
The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program administered 1.3 million shots on Saturday, June 26, 2021, exceeding the target set by the federal government of reaching one million shots each day by July this year.
Widodo lauded all parties, specifically the Ministry of Health, the military and police forces, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, and economic sector gamers who took part in the vaccination drive for their hard work, in addition to individuals who voluntarily received the shots.
He repeated his demand to all staff to preserve the distribution of one million vaccine dosages every day till completion of July, 2021.
He also stated the vaccination target will be doubled to two million dosages daily from August, 2021.
” I remind all parties to strive to satisfy the target of one million vaccinations per day and to keep it until the end of July, and we can double that for August, 2021 and reach two million dosages each day,” Widodo mentioned. (INE)
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