TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto Ensures All TNI Soldiers Participate In Covid-19 Vaccinations

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto ensures that all TNI soldiers and also all elements involved in them will receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He made this statement when giving a speech during the first phase of vaccination at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

"I will carry out the COVID-19 vaccine. On this occasion I also hope that all soldiers and the public will take part in the success of this vaccination program so that they are free from the dangers of COVID-19, "he said, Wednesday, January 13.

On this occasion, several high-ranking state officials were also present in the first stage of the vaccination process, including the Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Kapolri) General Idham Azis. Not to forget that President Joko Widodo was also the first person to receive this vaccine.

As previously reported, the Government through the Ministry of Health ensures that the vaccination process will be carried out starting today. In the first phase, the vaccine will be injected to all health workers in the country, with a total of 1.48 million people.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the first stage of vaccination must be given to health workers. This is because they are most likely to be exposed to the virus when treating positive patients with COVID-19.

"This stage can start tomorrow this Sunday, then rolling. Hopefully by the end of February this can be completed. All over the world, why is this stage given to health workers? Because the criteria are given to people who are at high risk of exposure," he said at a meeting. work with Commission IX DPR, Tuesday, January 12.

After the first phase is complete, said Budi, the next person who will get the vaccine injection is a public officer. Where, this public officer is a person whose daily duties meet many people.

"We will give it to 17.4 million public officers. Now this is somewhat different from many other countries, because most other countries put the elderly first and then public officials with the same reason. Not economic reasons, not political reasons, not social reasons but more to humanitarian reasons, "he said.