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KOMPAS.com - Indonesia set a target of getting nearly 142 million people of vulnerable groups vaccinated during the third phase of the mass inoculation program. The government's first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination targeted 1.4 million health workers, the second stage targeted 21.4 million elderly people and 17.4 million public officers.

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Nearly 142 Million Indonesians to Get Vaccinated in Third Phase

The government has set a target of getting nearly 142 million people of vulnerable groups vaccinated during the third phase of the mass inoculation program, a spokesperson said.

“We plan to vaccinate 141.5 million [during the third phase],” said Health Ministry spokesperson on Covid-19 affairs Siti Nadia Tarmizi on Wednesday, June 9.

The third phase of Covid-19 vaccination will be implemented at the national level in July. Only Jakarta had begun the third phase of the vaccination in May. Nadia, however, did not explain in more detail the number of vulnerable groups in Jakarta who had received the Covid-19 jabs in the third phase.

She said that the vulnerable groups in Jakarta received their Covid-19 jabs at health centers, hospitals, and vaccination centers during the third phase of the vaccination program.

Nadia explained that the government's first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination targeted 1.4 million health workers, the second stage targeted 21.4 million elderly people and 17.4 million public officers.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/06/09/21334241/kemenkes-sebut-vaksinasi-covid-19-tahap-ketiga-sasar-1415-juta-orang.