70% Java-Bali Vaccination Coverage Must Be Achieved by the End of September

JAKARTA – During the implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM), the government has intensified the program national vaccination Covid-19 in order to create herd immunity or herd immunity in society. With the creation of herd immunity, the level of transmission and risk due to Covid-19 can be reduced.

As is known, Indonesia has experienced an uncontrolled explosion of Covid-19 cases since a few weeks ago. Although currently Covid-19 cases in Indonesia have been gradually decreasing, it is feared that there will be a spike in Covid-19 caused by the Delta variant, which is said to be more contagious.

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In the PPKM Evaluation and Implementation Press Conference broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel, Monday (9/8), the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the Covid-19 vaccination must be able to touch the 70% figure to avoid an explosion of similar cases like a few weeks ago.

“Regarding the Covid-19 vaccine, the President said that the agglomeration in Java and Bali will soon be completed with a minimum of 70% already achieved by the end of September 2021,” explained Minister of Health Budi.

In addition, Minister of Health, Budi said, there are 45 districts/cities outside Java and Bali which are priority to get the vaccine. Some of these regencies/cities receive priority from the government, because the number of confirmed cases is high. In addition, there are also several other exclusive areas that are the focus of government vaccines.

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“Meanwhile, for five regencies/cities, Jayapura Regency, Jayapura City, Keerom Regency, Merauke Regency, and Mimika Regency, the Minister of Home Affairs has issued instructions to immediately carry out complete vaccinations before the end of September due to preparations for PON in Papua,” concluded the Minister of Health.

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