Governor Anies Encourages Residents to Quickly Visit Vaccination Centers
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
We want more people to get vaccinated faster, now 5.4 million have been vaccinated and we have to speed up it
He encouraged Jakarta people to take part in Covid-19 vaccination centers, moreover the President ordered the Jakarta administration to fast-track vaccination drive so that Indonesia's capital can reach herd immunity by August.
Jakarta Receives Support for Handling Covid-19 Worth Rp 2 Billion"We want more people to get vaccinated faster, now 5.4 million have been vaccinated and we have to speed up it. Moreover, they can register via JAKI and then choose a place and time," he expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.
To hit the target, his party was continuously intensifying jemput bola system, one of which was through mobile vaccine cars alerted in areas in the capital.
"Vaccinations in Jakarta are going according to plan, especially since we have mobile vaccine cars in places where infrastructure is possible for cars and the target is for people who may not be able to reach mass vaccine places like this place," he explained.
He also appreciated them who immediately went to the vaccination centers, moreover there were two things that influenced them to take the vaccine.
"Firstly, the high number of Covid makes people more aware that they must protect themselves (through vaccines, one of them). And secondly, more families and neighbors are getting the vaccine, so there are examples around it and it will be very influential for people to want to be vaccinated, as they see their neighbor's family getting vaccinated," he concluded.
As for the information, the vaccination at the JIExpro Kemayoran is held since June 26 until July 9 with a target of 10,000 people per day, but high public interest made the organizers extend it until July 11.
