More than 66 million Indonesians have received the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Saturday, the COVID-19 task force reported.
Meanwhile, the total number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 172,225,680, the task force said.
A total of 205,306,678 people have received the first dose so far.
The Indonesian government is targeting to get 234,666,030 people to complete their COVID-19 vaccination to achieve herd immunity against the disease.
The fourth dose has been provided to 724,123 medical workers so far.
According to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia started climbing on October 25, 2022, and is expected to peak in the near future.
“The number of COVID-19 cases has now gone up, to above 60 percent. Therefore, I believe that it will soon reach its peak,” Sadikin said at a press conference in Jakarta on Friday (November 18).
Meanwhile, the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has advised those with comorbid diseases to complete their vaccination in order to prevent severe symptoms and complications due to COVID-19 infection.
The ministry is also encouraging people with comorbidities to undergo routine checkups.
Source: Antara News