This vaccination will certainly bolster the target in Bantul, especially for those students, who will attend face-to-face learning after all are inoculated and when the pandemic can be controlled and cases declineBantul, Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - Some three thousand middle, high, and vocational school students at 1 State High School in Pundong, Bantul District, were offered COVID-19 vaccination that was implemented by the Bantul Resort Police of Yogyakarta.
During the inspection of COVID-19 vaccination at the Pundong 1 State High School on Saturday, Bantul District Head Abdul Halim Muslih praised and expressed gratitude to the Bantul Police for assisting in expediting vaccination, especially for the students.
"This vaccination will certainly bolster the target in Bantul, especially for those students, who will attend face-to-face learning after all are inoculated and when the pandemic can be controlled and cases decline," he affirmed.
Meanwhile, Head of Bantul Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Iksan remarked that the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination for students is the Bantul Police's commitment to helping expedite nationwide vaccination, especially for students.
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Currently, Iksan noted that the vaccinated students in Bantul constituted merely some 24 percent of the total targeted 75 thousand students, so endeavors to accelerate vaccination continue to be made.
“The target for student vaccination in Bantul reaches 75 thousand that is expected be achieved in September, as vaccination is one of the prerequisites for conducting face-to-face learning activities in schools," Iksan expounded.
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Moreover, the vaccination event was supported by the police, medical personnel, and students, who are members of the Youth Red Cross of Pundong 1 State High School in charge of checking the body temperature and blood pressure of the vaccination participants.
Based on the Bantul COVID-19 Handling Task Force's data, the total case count as of September 3 reached 55,225.
Meanwhile, 51,871 recoveries were recorded, 1,476 deaths were registered, and 1,878 active cases were identified of patients still under treatment or isolation.
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