Anies Urges People Who Receive Vaccine to Continue Implementing Health Protocols

Jakarta Government holds COVID-19 Vaccination Movement in Jakarta as an official form of initiating vaccination program in Jakarta. Vaccination will be given for free to number of government officials, Jakarta Forkopimda, religious leaders, and health professional organization at Jakarta City Hall, on Friday (1/15).

It is done to follow up vaccination that has been carried out by President of Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, as the first person injected with Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday (1/13)

It is done to follow up vaccination that has been carried out by President of Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, as the first person injected with Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday (1/13).

Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan led this event together with 20 vaccine recipients.

23,120 Health Workers in South Jakarta will Be Injected with COVID-19 Vaccines

"Today is a series of our effort, where government and all residents work together to control pandemic for more than nine months. The launch is being carried out although the vaccination has been started in Jakarta since yesterday," he mentioned, as quoted from Jakarta PPID Press Release, on Friday (1/15).

He emphasized that Jakarta Government supports Central Government's program to reduce COVID-19 transmission rate and mortality rate, as well as to create community with herd immunity from COVID-19. Besides, he also reminded effectiveness of this vaccine that could protect individuals for not getting infected.

"The figures have been issued but our responsibility is exactly the opposite and this is why people who have been vaccinated must still carry out strict health protocols. What we often think is how not to be infected, but the right thing is how we don't transmit it to the others," he said.

Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccination will be carried out in stages. First, it will be given to health workers, second is to public service personnel and people who are geospatial and economically vulnerable, then third is to general public, economic actors, and vulnerable communities such as elderly.

COVID-19 vaccination is prioritized for people who are proven not being or have been infected, in other words, Anies Baswedan and Jakarta Vice Governor, Ahmad Riza Patria are not included in the priority group.

Jakarta Health Agency Head, Widyastuti mentioned, vaccines that is currently being distributed has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) security permit from BPOM RI and Halal certification through MUI Fatwa on January 11, 2021. He stated that Jakarta Government is ready to serve Jakarta residents as many as 7,610,198 people according to vaccination target.

"We also prepared 488 health facilities for COVID-19 vaccination in 6 municipalities and regency throughout Jakarta. Moreover, there are 1,498 trained vaccinators who will inject the vaccines," she added.

On today's vaccination launch at Jakarta City Hall, vaccines were given to the following names;

1. Polda Metro Jaya Public Relation Division Head - Yusri Yunus

2. Kapendam Jaya - Letkol Arh Herwin Budi Saputra

3. Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office Deputy Head - Supardi

4. IDI Jaya Secretary - dr. Fery Rahman

5. MUI DKI Jakarta Community Economic Division Head - Robi Nurhadi

6. Jakarta Assistant Secretary for Economy and Financial Affairs (Asperkeu) - Sri Haryati

7. BPOM Jakarta Head - Safriansyah

8. DPW PPNI Jakarta Head - Ns. Jajang Rahmat

9. PWNU DKI Jakarta Head - Syamsul Ma'arif

10. Secretary of Jakarta Archdiocese of Commission for Interfaith and Community Relations - Fransiskus Dwikoco

11. Pemuda Muhammadiyah Deputy Secretary - Dwi Arya Kusuma

12. North Jakarta Mayor - Sigit Wijatmoko

13. PERDATIN JAYA Chairman - Aldy Heriwardito

14. PATELKI DPW DKI Jakarta Chairman - Aryo Prakoso

15. IDAI Jaya Organization Division Head - Triana Darmayanti

16. Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) DKI Jakarta Secretary - I Gede Adi Adiyana

17. Indonesian Buddhist Representatives (Walubi) East Jakarta Region Head - Heru Prayitno

18. PAPDI Jaya Immunology Division - Suzy Maria

19. BPKP's Jakarta Representative  - Samono

20. Intelligence Assistant for Jakarta Attorney General's Office - Teuku Rahman

In the initial stage, vaccination was given by health workers as the frontline for COVID-19 prevention with total 111,929 health workers who will complete the target in two months. Sinovac vaccine is given in two doses for each person with an interval of 14 days from the first injection.

Vaccination's schedule and locations will be informed at website pedulilindungi.id after each person receives SMS blast from 1199 and re-register on the website.