"I ask Tangerang area to expedite the completion of vaccination since Tangerang is one of the agglomeration areas. Jakarta has reached 100-percent completion of the first dose vaccination," the police chief said here on Monday.
The vaccination coverage in Tangerang district is still relatively low, Prabowo said adding that he will ask the police force to help strengthen vaccination acceleration in the region.
"We need to help complete the COVID-19 vaccination, especially in areas of special concern, such as Tangerang, so that the wheels of the economy can run simultaneously," Prabowo said.
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Meanwhile, head of the human resources bureau of Banten Police, Senior Commissioner Arif Fajarudin, said that Banten Police has provided five thousand vaccine doses for residents.
"There are a total of five thousand doses (that have been provided in Banten); for Tangerang, we have given one thousand doses for the elderly, children, the general public, and people with disabilities. We have also provided social assistance to ease their burden in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic," Fajarudin informed.
In a bid to boost immunity against the COVID-19 virus, the Indonesian government launched a nationwide vaccination program on January 13, 2021. President Joko Widodo was the first vaccine recipient under the program.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, as of September 20, 2021, as many as 79,657,762 citizens have received the first dose of vaccination, while 45,224,650 Indonesians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Translator: Azmi Syamsul, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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