The Palangka Raya city government is expediting COVID-19 vaccination as a precautionary measure against the spread of the delta plus variant that threatens to increase the spread of the COVID-19 third wave in the city.

“Our current effort is to expedite vaccination. If the delta plus variant spreads, the Palangka Raya people have been vaccinated,” Head of the Palangka Raya City COVID-19 Task Force, Emi Abriyani, noted on Friday.

Several experts forecast additional COVID-19 cases, including exposure to the delta plus variant, to occur at the end of 2021.

“To this end, apart from accelerating vaccination, we also continue to monitor the implementation of health protocols among members of the community, government, and private parties that conduct joint activities,” Abriyani added.

Based on data from the COVID-19 Task Force until October 27, COVID-19 vaccination in the city had reached 78.12 percent for the first dose of injection.

Some 174,542 people out of the targeted 223,417 had been administered the first dose.

In connection with the second dose, some 56.91 percent of the targeted recipients or as many as 127,141 people had fully been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The vaccination target of 223,417 people was divided into five categories: 3,512 health workers, 14,287 elderly people, 21,920 from public service, 154,647 members of the general public, and 29,051 for those in the age group of 12-17 years.

Among health workers, 5,242 people have received the first dose of vaccine, 5,033 individuals have completed the second dose of vaccine, and 3,538 of them had received the booster vaccine.

Furthermore, for the elderly group, as many as 7,922 people had received the first dose of vaccination, while 6,744 of them had completed the second vaccine.

From the target for those in public services, 52,570 people received the first dose of vaccine and 45,989 people had completed the second dose

For members of the general public, 87,477 people were administered the first dose and 56,107 people received the second dose.

The last target for those in the age bracket of 12-17 years was 21,331 individuals vaccinated with the first dose and 13,268 people having received the second dose of vaccine.

Source: Antara News