Data received by ANTARA from the task force here on Thursday showed that the total number of Indonesians who have received their booster dose swelled by 27,067 on Thursday, taking the total tally to 52,242,030.
Meanwhile, the number of fully vaccinated people, or those who have received two vaccine doses under the nationwide vaccination program, rose by 5,575 to touch 169,423,235.
The task force's data also showed that the number of Indonesians who have received at least the first dose swelled by 10,118 to reach 201,832,439 as of Thursday.
As part of efforts to boost community immunity against COVID-19, the Indonesian government launched a nationwide vaccination program on January 13, 2021, targeting as many as 208,265,720 citizens across the country.
Based on the task force's data, so far, 96.91 percent of the targeted recipients have received the first vaccine dose, 81.35 percent have received the second dose, and 25.08 percent have received the third dose.
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Earlier, government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Wiku Adisasmito, had said that Indonesian citizens aged over 18 years who plan to travel abroad must get the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
"It is for the safety of each traveler and to ensure that the person will not become a source of (virus) transmission when they return," he explained at a press conference on the development of COVID-19 handling in Indonesia, which was accessed from here on Wednesday.
The provision has been regulated in the COVID-19 Handling Task Force’s Circular Number 22 of 2022 on health protocols for overseas travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Adisasmito added.
Meanwhile, overseas travelers (PPLNs) who want to enter Indonesia must have at least received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
"Health screening for (COVID-19) symptoms will be applied to all PPLNs at all entry points," the spokesperson informed.
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Translator: Hreeloita Dharma, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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