Ahead of the Commemoration of National Children's Day, the City of Bandung Holds A Number of Activities

Therefore, ahead of National Children's Day on July 23, Bandung City Government together with the Children's Forum held a number of events. Like a number of competitions and Covid-19 vaccinations.

"Last year we held vaccinations for 1,000 children or still below 5 percent. Only about 2-3 percent of the 238,000 target children aged 12-17 years," said the Mother of the Bandung City Children's Forum, Yunimar Mulyana to Bandung Public Relations, Tuesday 19 July 2022.

While the latest data, Yunimar revealed, the second week of July, vaccination dose 1 in children has reached 98.74 percent. For vaccination dose 2 reached 78 percent. While the new 3 percent dose.

"It is hoped that this booster can be implemented in schools. Hopefully this can help children in the city of Bandung to be protected from exposure to Covid-19," he said.

Apart from that, there are a number of activities held ahead of National Children's Day.

"There is a quiz competition, there is a Jumanji (Friday of the Koran). GeberKahn (The Movement for Sharing Kindness and Blessings)," he said.

Regarding child protection, Yunimar said, the UPT for the Integrated Service Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (P2TP2A) to Puspaga (Family Learning Center) could be a place to share solutions.

"This Puspaga is free to provide counseling services, share any solutions. So they are pioneers and reporters. Help assist families in finding solutions to problems," he said.

He hopes that parents will continue to give love to their children. One of them being a good listener to the baby.

"Be gentle and show affection to children. Build children's creativity by playing together also gives a sense of comfort," he said. (yan)**

Head of the Bandung City Communication and Information Technology

Yayan A. Brilayana