COVID-19 vaccination is held Monday-Friday at 16:00-20:00 WIB (Western Indonesia Standard Time)Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Health Office has reopened afternoon and evening vaccination to expand coverage for the third and fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccination, including those specifically for the elderly population and health workers.
"COVID-19 vaccination is held Monday-Friday at 16:00-20:00 WIB (Western Indonesia Standard Time)," Head of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Immunization at the Jakarta Health Office Ngabila Salama noted here, Wednesday.
The evening vaccination is held at 44 sub-district Public Health Centers (Puskesmas) across Jakarta or other provided locations.
The Jakarta Health Office disseminates information on the evening vaccination service through social media accounts, such as the Instagram account @dinkesdki as well as puskesmas and hospitals' Instagram accounts.
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Weekend vaccination is also held at several locations, including Puskesmas, hospitals, and other vaccination centers.
The evening vaccination targets residents, who have not received COVID-19 immunization, specifically those aged six years and above as well as the third dose for adults aged 18 years and above.
It also provides the fourth dose for elderly residents and health workers. The types of vaccine available are Pfizer and Zifivax.
Meanwhile, the total COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Jakarta for the first dose reached 12.7 million, or 135.28 percent, from the target of 10 million.
This is based on data from the COVID-19 Handling Committee and National Economic Recovery (KPCPEN) until Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. local time.
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Moreover, the second dose coverage stood at 10.9 million, or 116.2 percent, while that for the third dose reached 5.2 million, or 70.7 percent. The fourth dose vaccination coverage reached 97,609 thousand, or 86.92 percent.
In detail, the fourth dose vaccination was administered to 72,704 health workers and 24,905 members of the elderly population.
The COVID-19 vaccine stocks in Jakarta, based on data from the Ministry of Health this Wednesday reached 186,976 doses, with the estimate that the stock would last for 33 days.
Meanwhile, on average, the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Jakarta last week reached 5,556.
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