Govt To Start Giving Booster Shots To Public Next Week As Omicron Threat Looms

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Govt To Start Giving Booster Shots To Public Next Week As Omicron Threat Looms

Split second: A local resident receives her second Sinopharm jab during a vaccination program at Badung market in Bali on Oct. 12, 2021. As the island prepares to welcome back international tourists, 3.36 million people have been vaccinated, with 2.8 million of them receiving full doses and over 34,700 a booster.(Antara/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo)

January 5th, 2022 | 10:05 AM | 1562 views

JAKARTA

The government has announced it will start administering a third COVID-19 dose for members of the general public starting Jan. 12 as Omicron cases continue to rise in the country and more cases of community transmission of the new variant are reported.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the booster shots would be available for people over the age of 18 who had received the second dose of vaccine at least six months ago.

"As per January, there are around 21 million people who are eligible [for the third COVID-19 dose]," Budi told a press conference on Monday.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Nina A. Loasana (The Jakarta Post)

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