If we decided to immunize kids and the elderly at the same time, the vaccinators’ concentration will be divided. Let us concentrate on the elderly very first, then continue with vaccinating children
Jakarta – The Indonesian federal government is still prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for the senior and grownups over children, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has actually said.
” The elderly tend to have more risk with COVID-19 than kids. We are focusing on immunizing the senior among whom now the protection is still around 40 percent. Once it is finished then we will begin to vaccinate other groups with a lower threat of casualty,” the minister notified while delivering a statement at the Jakarta Presidential Office on Monday.
He made the statement after going to a minimal conference led by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on the examination of Community Mobility Limitations (PPKM).
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” Child vaccinations will be given based upon threat. That is why we vaccinated the health workers initially due to the fact that they get to satisfy suspected clients every day,” Sadikin described.
The elderly tend to be at higher threat of death if they contract COVID-19, he kept in mind. This age has the greatest death rate of 12 percent, thus, it is essential to vaccinate the senior, he said. In comparison, the death rate amongst children is below 1 percent, he notified.
Nevertheless, regarding in person learning in school, Minister Sadikin stated that the government still needs to think about the strategy in order to safeguard children.
Elderly vaccinations need to be ended up initially to help the vaccinators focus on their task, he included.
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” If we decided to immunize children and the senior at the same time, the vaccinators’ concentration will be divided. Let us concentrate on the elderly very first, then continue with immunizing children,” he said.
Representative for the COVID-19 Job Force, Wiku Adisasmito, said the COVID-19 vaccination program for kids aged 6-11 would target 26.4 million children. The vaccination will be given up 2 dosages, he stated.
According to Health Ministry information, currently, 130,616,514 very first dosages and 84,552,446 2nd dosages of the COVID-19 vaccine have actually been administered in the country.
As many as 1,191,298 third dosages have been offered to health employees, the ministry stated. Meanwhile, just 9,495,112 very first doses and 5,958,573 second dosages have been administered among the elderly, it included.
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