By: Lisa Pamungkas) *
The Covid-19 Vaccination Center was held by the government at Istora Senayan. The event was held by State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) through the Indonesia Healthcare Corporation (IHC). It is hoped that the existence of a Covid-19 vaccination center can be used as a model for other regions, so that it can accelerate the achievement of the herd immunity target .
The government continues to innovate in accelerating the national vaccination program, one of which is through vaccination centers. Erick Thohir as Minister of BUMN said, the acceleration of national vaccination must be done in order to create a healthy Indonesia as soon as possible.
Currently, the vaccine center will be focused on targeting the elderly (elderly). Apart from the elderly, the vaccination target in the second phase is also carried out for workers in the public sector.
It is targeted that from these vaccination centers, 5,000 vaccinations will be carried out per day. Vaccinations will be carried out every day for the next 4 months.
Currently, the vaccination center is still being carried out in DKI Jakarta. Erick did not rule out that in the future vaccination centers will also be built in a number of areas.
Erick said that this was the same as what was done in DKI Jakarta, his party was also working with local governments that needed acceleration.
Data collection on the people who will be vaccinated is carried out through registration and data collection by the Ministry of BUMN and the Ministry of Health. In addition, there is also data collection through the community.
Therefore, the Ministry of BUMN and BUMN has played an important role in handling the national Covid-19. Starting from the procurement of PCRs, preparation of athletes’ homesteads, emergency hospitals
Based on data from the Covid-19 Handling Sat gas, as many as 2.88 million people have received the first dose of vaccination. This figure is still far from the target of 181.5 million to achieve communal immunity or herd immunity.
The Ministry of BUMN is the locomotive for the presence of vaccination centers . Together, this is to facilitate access for the public, as well as accelerate and expand the vaccination coverage of government programs. It is planned that Covid-19 vaccination centers will also take place in other cities that need acceleration.
On a different occasion, the special staff of the Minister of BUMN Arya Sinulingga emphasized that the Covid-19 vaccination center together is only for the elderly population (elderly) and public employees who are registered in DKI Jakarta.
This statement certainly dismissed the false news that the Covid-19 Vaccination Center at Istora Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) was open to the public. Even though the news is fake, aka untrue.
According to Arya, the spread of fake news was a bad move and was carried out by certain groups with the aim of disrupting government efforts.
Previously, the Professor of the UGM Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Tri Wibawa, asked the public to adhere to health protocols even though they have received vaccines later.
Doctor of Clinical Microbiology Specialist from the Department of Microbiology, FK Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Dr. R Ludhang Pradipta R., M. Biotech, SpMK, said there is a possibility of being infected with the corona virus before or after vaccination.
Therefore, taking precautionary measures along with vaccination is the right body protection measure.
According to him, this is because vaccines take time and do not have enough time to provide maximum protection for the body.
Ludhang also reminded that vaccines are not drugs whose effects can be felt after two hours of injection.
Tri said that currently his party is still waiting for the results of research related to the number of vaccine protection against viruses. Even though they have received the vaccine, people must still apply health protocols as an effort to protect themselves.
In another development, 1,071 covid-19 vaccine volunteers have received a second injection. His party has also taken blood from volunteers who have been injected twice to begin measuring whether antibodies have formed in their bodies.
The hope is that in the third phase of the clinical trial the results can be reported in January to the POM. The goal is for the POM to immediately issue an emergency use authorization for the covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Herd Immunity or herd immunity is a condition when most people in a group have immunity to the disease.
Herd Imuni ty is a common thing, the majority of Indonesians dry their hands using the night. The GBK Vaccine Center itself is expected to have many elderly, pregnant women and toddlers to stay.
) * The author is a contributor to the Cikini Press Circle and Students