Healthcare worker booster vaccination coverage has reached 109.26%.
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The Indonesian government continues to accelerate the Covid-19 vaccination program, including the administration of third doses or booster shots. This vaccination effort is expected to help Indonesia transition towards endemicity.
A report from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) notes that booster vaccination coverage among healthcare workers is the highest compared to other population groups, reaching 109.26% as of May 16, 2022.
The second highest coverage is among public officials at 36.88%. This is followed by vulnerable and general communities (20.87%), the elderly (19.87%), adolescents aged 12-17 years (1.92%), and children aged 6-11 years (0.01%).
According to *Our World in Data*, Indonesia's booster vaccination ratio stands at 13.55 per 100 people as of May 11, 2022. This places Indonesia sixth in Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, Singapore has the highest booster vaccination ratio in Southeast Asia, at 73.88 per 100 people.
(Read More: 2,087 Healthcare Workers Died from Covid-19 until April 21, 2022)
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