Nurdin Abdullah Registered To Be The First Covid-19 Vaccine Recipient In South Sulawesi

JAKARTA - The Governor of South Sulawesi, HM Nurdin Abdullah, admitted that he had registered to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which is currently awaiting distribution approval from BPOM for the third phase of clinical trials.

According to the plan, Nurdin Abdullah will receive the vaccine together with Forkopimda ranks and health workers, on January 13, 2021.

"We have registered all of them. I, Kapolda, Pangdam and other ranks of health personnel will be started on the 13th," he said through an official statement, quoted from Antara, Saturday, January 9.

Currently, the South Sulawesi Provincial Government is still waiting for distribution permits from the POM, which is conducting clinical trials. The Sinovac vaccine that arrived in South Sulawesi is currently undergoing clinical trials in phase three and has obtained a halal permit from the Indonesian Ulema Council.

"The POM will issue a distribution permit, so it will not be possible for us to carry out a vaccine if there is no clinical trial, MUI says this vaccine is halal," he said.

On this occasion, Nurdin also appealed to the public to seek official government sources of information regarding vaccines.

"Because this is an epidemic and vaccines are the solution. I urge the public to follow official information, not to be lulled by irresponsible news," he said.

The governor hopes that the administration of vaccines to the community will run smoothly, so that people can receive vaccines immediately. Then, if the vaccine has been given, cases of COVID-19 will continue to decline.

"Hopefully this is over and there is no problem. Of course we are all ready for the vaccine," said Nurdin Abdullah.