JAKARTA, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Friday commenced the fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose program particularly for healthcare workers amid concerns over new Omicron sub-variants.
In a statement published on the country's Health Ministry website on Thursday, the ministry's spokesperson Widyawati said that the program targeted 1.9 million healthcare workers.
"There has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia recently and healthcare workers are a group which has a high risk of being exposed to COVID-19," she said.
Widyawati added that the ministry has instructed all heads of health agencies across the country to carry out the program starting on Friday following recommendations from the country's Technical Advisory Group on Immunization.
On Thursday, the ministry reported 6,353 new infections and 17 more deaths. ■
