"This afternoon, we will start with several (people) that have met the requirements," Head of the Pancoran Sub-district Health Center, Dr Sri Lenita, noted in South Jakarta on Wednesday.
Lenita said her administration had opened a quota of 20 people for the third dose of vaccination on the first day.
According to the center head, a limited quota was set since they had also scheduled other inoculations, such as vaccinations for children in the age bracket of 6-11 years, elderly, and the public in general, she expounded.
Moreover, they needed to adjust the place's capacity and medical personnel on duty, she remarked.
They did not employ specific personnel but instead dispatched those already in charge of conducting vaccination in earlier instances.
They comprised two teams, with each team having doctors, health workers, and administrative officers.
The Jagakarsa Sub-district Public Health Center also provided the additional vaccination dose, scheduled to be administered to 32 people from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. local time.
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They notified through their Instagram account, @pkmjagakarsa, that in order to receive the third dose of vaccination, a third ticket had to be issued, which can be checked on the PeduliLindungi account.
Prospective recipients must have also received the second dose at least six months before, have passed a health check, and have been in good health.
The Jagakarsa Public Health Center opened their registration via the bit.ly/vaccinboosterjagakarsa page.
On the other hand, other public health centers, such as the Cengkareng Sub-district Public Health Center in West Jakarta, had yet to offer the third dose of vaccination.
The Cengkareng Public Health Center supports the implementation of the third dose of vaccination through an upload on its Instagram account. However, they were still preparing the logistics of it.
The same was true for the Cilandak Health Center, South Jakarta, which would gradually deliver the third dose of vaccination, though adjust the availability of logistics.
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Translator: Dewa Ketut S W, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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