Expanding Covid-19 Vaccination for Children

The Covid-19 vaccination program for children aged 6-11 years has commenced in areas with high vaccination rates, which will protect children and those around them from the infectious disease.

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A student gets the Covid-19 vaccine in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Friday (3/9/2021). Vaccination for ages 12-17 in Central Sulawesi has reached 25,000 children.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years is to start on Tuesday (14/12/2021). The pediatric vaccination program is planned for 115 districts and cities where first-dose coverage has reached 70 percent of residents and 60 percent of the elderly population.

According to the Health Ministry’s acting director general for disease prevention and control, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, vaccination for children aged 6-11 years will be carried out in phases, first targeting areas with high vaccination rates. It is hoped that the pediatric vaccination program can then be expanded to other areas in January 2022.