Bogor, West Java (ANTARA) – The COVID-19 Task Force has informed that it has expedited vaccinations for children aged 6-11 to prepare for the re-implementation of face-to-face learning in Bogor District, West Java.
“If children have been vaccinated, they are protected. Prior to face-to-face learning, parents are more at peace in letting their children go to school because they are protected from COVID-19,” Bogor District Head Ade Yasin said while observing children’s vaccinations in Bogor on Wednesday.
Currently, out of the 553,605 children in the 6-11 age group targeted for vaccinations in Bogor District, 37.8 percent or 209,257 children have been given the first dose and 0.13 percent or 703 children have been administered the second dose, she informed.
The vaccination effort involved data collection at schools, from kindergarten to elementary levels, and preparing human resources and logistics for the provision of the vaccines, Yasin said.
“I urge parents to actively participate in encouraging their children to immediately get vaccinated, at school or at public health facilities, so that children can get involved in face-to-face learning, and remain protected during this pandemic,” she added.
Meanwhile, the head of daily affairs at the Bogor COVID-19 Task Force, Burhanudin, revealed that the task force is aiming to vaccinate 1,700 children per day in order to meet the vaccination target by early February 2022.
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The National Defense Force and Police Force in Bogor have been asked to assist in the acceleration of the vaccination program for children, he added.
He said he was also working with the Depok Police Force and District Military Command so that data collection could be focused at the Bogor COVID-19 Task Force.
The decision was taken because there are two sub-districts in Bogor District, which are under the jurisdiction of the Depok Police Force and District Military Command: Bojonggede and Tajurhalang Sub-districts, he informed.
“The same goes for schoolchildren from Bogor district who study in Bogor city, or other areas, especially those on the border, such as Depok, Bogor city, Tangerang, Sukabumi, to Cianjur,” he stated.
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