Residents Over 50 Years-old Must Complete the Covid-19 Vaccine Dose
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Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency stated that residents over 50 years must have completed four doses of Covid-19 vaccination to prevent the spreading of the virus, which has been increasing since November 2023.
"It's expected that elderly people over 50 years old immediately complete the 4-dose vaccination," said the Head of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Section of Jakarta Health Agency Ngabila Salama on Thursday, as reported from the Antara site.
Salama stated that the elderly are included in the category that has the potential to experience severe conditions if Covid-19 is confirmed so they need to complete vaccinations as an immune system.
Petugas medis memeriksa kesehatan seorang warga lansia yang akan mendapat vaksinasi dosis penguat di Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, Kamis, 13 Januari 2022.
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"Elderly people over 50 years of age, people who have the potential to experience severity because there are comorbidities, so vaccinations must be completed up to four doses," Salama remarked.
Jakarta Health Agency said there has been a spike in positive Covid-19 cases in Jakarta since last month. The spike in positive cases has been recorded since November 13, 2023.
As of December 3, 2023, the number of positive Covid-19 cases increased by 30 to 40 percent from the previous week. However, Salama did not mention the detailed figures for the increase in positive Covid-19 cases.
"In one month (November) it increased by 22 percent when compared to the previous month (October)," Salama said.
"Indonesia has actually entered the Covid-19 endemic phase since June 2023. The last spike in positive COVID-19 cases in DKI Jakarta happened in May-June 2023," she continued.
The increase in Covid-19 cases in DKI Jakarta is still classified as safe and very controllable. This can be seen from the absence of an increase in hospitalized patients.
"People are advised not to panic, and continue to improve Clean and Healthy Living Behavior," Salama concluded.
