INFOKU ، BLORA -Head of the Blora District Health Office, Edy Widayat, said that until now there has been no technical guidance regarding the implementation of booster vaccination.
"There are no technical instructions. This is still focused on dose 2 and children aged 6-11 years," he explained, Thursday (1/13/2022).
The Covid-19 vaccination program for children 6-11 years old in Blora has started with a target of 73,239 doses.
Edy Widayat said that although in fact the vaccination to reach the dose is not difficult, it does not mean that it is without problems.
"The problem is that there are some parents who are consumed by hoax news so they do not allow their children to be vaccinated. There are several rejections in an elementary school for the vaccine," he said.
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Based on the Covid-19 vaccination update in Blora Regency until Wednesday (12/1/2022) for vaccination of children 6-11 years old, dose 1 reached 4,539 or 6.2%.
As for the elderly vaccination, dose 1 was 89,815 or 89.7%. Dose 2 was 53,697 or 48.2%.
His party continues to make efforts so that the community, especially the elderly, will not hesitate to get vaccinated.
"So at this time we continue to increase herd immunity. Health protocols are requested to be adhered to, to anticipate new variants (omicrons) that cause Covid-19," he said. (Endah/ IST )
