Jakarta – As many as 152,625 Indonesians received their 2nd dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, therefore bringing the count of completely vaccinated people to 13,922,732
The number of people having actually received their first COVID-19 dose rose by 681,419 to reach 31,573,240 as of Saturday.
The government is venturing to expedite the national vaccination program to obtain herd resistance and deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
To this end, the government is preparing to immunize 40,349,049 people in the very first and second stages of the national vaccination program. The targeted vaccine receivers make up health care employees, civil service officers, and seniors.
Previously, the Drug and Food Control Firm (BPOM) had provided an emergency situation usage permission (EUA) for the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Moderna Inc. in Indonesia.
An EUA was released for the Moderna vaccine based on the outcome of a research study performed by the Specialist Group of the COVID-19 Vaccine Appraisal National Committee and the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI).
” BPOM’s job is to support the government in guaranteeing and examining that the vaccines used in Indonesia meet the aspects of quality, security, and efficacy,” BPOM Chief Penny K. Lukito specified.
Overall, the government is looking for to immunize 181.5 million residents, or 70 percent of the nation’s population, to create herd immunity versus the virus.
To expedite vaccinations, the government has actually been making full-scale efforts to increase the capability of shot services.
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