Indonesia on Wednesday took another big step toward protecting vulnerable members of its population from the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19, with the government kicking off its nationwide rollout of vaccine booster shots for the general population.

The elderly, defined as those aged over 60, and immunocompromised people became the latest recipients of a free third dose of vaccines at local health facilities such as the Kramat Jati community health center (Puskesmas) in East Jakarta and the South Tangerang Regional Hospital, Banten, part of wider efforts to boost immunity against the more transmissible virus variant.

“I feel safer,” said Nurlaeni, 77, after receiving her booster shot on Wednesday morning, as quoted by Reuters. “There's more Omicron now, so I feel relieved.”

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Dio Suhenda (The Jakarta Post)

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