Jakarta Fast-tracks Second Boosters; Covid Deaths Caused by Severe Comorbidity
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8 December 2022 18:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Provincial Government is fast-tracking the provision of the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines for senior citizens and health workers. The second booster roll-out is aimed at curbing the rate of infection, especially among people with co-morbidities.
"Almost all Covid-19 patients in Jakarta who died had severe comorbidities, most of which were non-communicable diseases," Jakarta Health Office's head of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Division Ngabila Salama said in Jakarta, Thursday, December 8.
The non-infectious comorbidities include diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, chronic kidney failure, and comorbid chronic diseases including tuberculosis (TB) and HIV.
According to the Health Ministry's data, as of 17:20 on December 6, over 12.6 million Jakarta residents, or 134.58 percent of the population, have received the first dose of Covid vaccines. For the second dose, the coverage is over 10.9 million people or 116.24 percent, the third dose is 5.24 million or 55.95 percent, and the fourth dose is 119.888 or 13.72 percent.
For the elderly population, the coverage of four doses has only reached 6.1 percent of the targeted 761,279. For health workers, it is 66.02 percent of the targeted 112,301 personnel.
