The number of Indonesian citizens who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reached 96,519,346 on Wednesday, an increase of 1,045,478 compared to the previous day, according to data from the Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, the number of first dose recipients increased by 839,608 to reach 140,205,046.
According to the Health Ministry, 46.34 percent of the targeted 208,265,720 recipients have been immunized so far. The government had set the target in order to build herd immunity.
So far, 1,922,615 health workers have been fully vaccinated against the virus out of the 1,468,764 targeted recipients.
Among the elderly category, 7,415,686 people have received the second dose out of the 21,553,118 targeted recipients.
Among public workers, 20,997,222 have been administered both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The number of vaccinated people in this group has exceeded the target, which was set at 17,327,167 people.
A total number of 50,470,357 people from the vulnerable and general category have obtained the second dose against the target of 141,211,181, as per the ministry’s data.
Meanwhile, 14, 554, 975 children aged 12–17 have been fully vaccinated against the virus. The government is targeting to vaccinate 26,705,490 children in this age group.
Earlier, COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson and expert team chief Wiku Bakti Bawono Adisasmito had said that the government is considering rolling out booster vaccinations to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
However, the current priority is to get people to complete the first and the second dose of vaccination, he informed.
Source: Antara News
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Gov’t to distribute set-top boxes before analog switch-off
The government will distribute set-top box units to eligible recipients before the final phase of the analog television switch-off commences in November 2022, an official has informed.
“We hope 6.8 million set-top box units could be distributed to low-income residents who still use tube television sets before November 2, 2022,” the Communication and Informatics Minister’s expert staff for legal affairs, Henri Subiakto, stated on Wednesday.
The government had earlier planned to commence the distribution process in mid-2021, but due to the analog switch-off delay, it will commence the distribution process and reschedule the timetable based on the new switch-off phasing date, he informed.
The first phase of the switch-off has now been rescheduled for April 30, 2022, while the second phase will be conducted at the end of August 2022, and the third phase is expected to start by November 2022, he said.
The set-top boxes will be distributed to low-income residents who cannot afford to purchase digital television sets and whose names are included in the Social Affairs Ministry’s benefit recipients database.
Only Indonesians with a verified personal ID card who are living within areas covered by terrestrial television broadcast and owning analog television sets are eligible to get the set-top box units, the expert staff stated.
He admitted the set-top box distribution would be complex as the authorities will need to verify each family and the television units owned by it.
The government has currently conceived several methods for a feasible set-top box distribution process, including providing a centralized pick-up point at local government or post offices and direct distribution to recipients’ homes, he said.
The authorities have suggested that residents owning a tube television unit who are not included in the set-top box benefit recipients’ list purchase a set-top box unit certified by the national standard, he added.
Residents who own a digital television set do not need to purchase a set-top box, as their television is capable of receiving digital signals, he said.
Source: Antara News