In details, of the 388 people who were vaccinated, 380 people got the first dosage of the vaccine, while the rest got the 2nd one.
Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara – The VII Kupang Naval Base (Lantamal) held another COVID-19 vaccination program for maritime neighborhoods on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, the outer island on the border of Indonesia and Timor Leste.
” The vaccination program took place on the Indonesian warship (KRI) Teluk Banten-516, while the ship was docked at the container port in Southwest Alor Sub-district,” Head of the Health Workplace of the VII Kupang Naval Base Lieutenant Colonel M. Haris Bennu stated in Alor District on Tuesday.
He notified that the implementation of the program included vaccinators from the VII Kupang Naval Base Health Workplace, Kupang City Samuel J. Moeda Navy Hospital, Moru Sub-district Neighborhood Health Center, the Alor Resort Police Health Team, as well as non-commissioned village officers (Babinsa) from the district.
” In information, of the 388 individuals who were vaccinated, 380 people received the first dose of the vaccine, while the rest received the 2nd one,” he said.
Previously, on the very same warship, mass vaccination had actually been organized for maritime communities in Rote Ndao District, Indonesia’s southernmost district, and Sabu Raijua District, one of the outermost districts of the country.
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Recently, a vaccination program was also organized on Sumba Island.
Meanwhile, Commander of VII Kupang Naval Base Commodore IG. Kompiang Aribawa said he anticipated the application of the vaccination program to help individuals of Alor Island to get herd immunity and lessen adverse events of COVID-19 if contaminated with the infection.
The program is one of the Navy’s attempts in assisting city governments to speed up vaccinations in a number of districts that still have a low vaccination coverage, he included.
” The program is in accordance with the order of the Navy Chief of Personnel (Kasal) Admiral Yudo Margono to perform mass vaccination for seaside and islands neighborhoods by enhancing any facilities owned by the Navy,” he stated.
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