Anies Baswedan Claims Vaccination Has Been Realized To 7.5 Million People, One Month Faster Than Jokowi's Target

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan claims the vaccination program in Jakarta has reached 7.5 million people. In fact, Anies also managed to beat the vaccination target set by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the end of August.

Anies said the achievement of the target, which was one month earlier than this deadline, was a good thing that should be appreciated because it involved not only the DKI Provincial Government but also the community and all parties.

"Alhamdulillah, we are one month ahead of the scheduled target. More than 7.5 million first-dose vaccines and 2.5 million second-dose vaccines have been administered in Jakarta. I would like to thank all those who have supported vaccination activities", he said, in a virtual press conference, Saturday, July 31.

Because of this success, Anies expressed his gratitude to the central government, in particular the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of SOEs, and National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) who were very supportive in this vaccination activity. This includes the ranks of the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) in Jakarta, such as the Regional Police, Military Area Command (Kodam), Attorney General's Office, and the DKI Provincial Government.

In addition to gratitude, appreciation was also given to the private sector who supported vaccination by holding vaccine centers, mobile vaccine cars, as well as various social organizations that participated in the vaccination movement.

"Cooperating together, having the same target, synergizing, collaborating, and complementing each other, supporting each other, for this vaccination activity", he said.

Anies said, based on the data he has today, Saturday, July 31, a vaccination program for dose 1 has been carried out for 7.507.340 people. As for dose 2 as many as 2.667.299 people and dose 3 specifically for health workers as many as 3.547 people.

From the first 7.5 million doses of vaccinations carried out in Jakarta, around 4.5 million more were residents with Jakarta ID cards. The rest, about 3 million are residents with non-DKI Jakarta ID cards. Of that number, there are about 1.3 million residents with West Java ID cards and around 500 thousand people with Banten ID cards who are also vaccinated in Jakarta.

"Indeed, the largest part of residents with non-DKI Jakarta ID cards who are vaccinated in Jakarta are public officers who work here. There are 1.6 million people. So, quite a lot of public officers work in Jakarta, but they have ID cards outside Jakarta", he said.

Anies also admitted that there were still many residents with DKI Jakarta ID cards who had not been vaccinated. Therefore, he invites the public to carry out complete vaccinations so that DKI Jakarta can achieve community immunity with 8.8 million people being vaccinated.

"We will continue to work and will work quickly to ensure that all residents who live and work in Jakarta are vaccinated. So, even though the target of 7.5 million has been achieved, we will not stop at this point, we will continue", he said.

Easy Access to Vaccination is Key

Anies said that there are four components that can be vaccinated in Jakarta. First, have a Jakarta ID card. Second, working in Jakarta. Third, domiciled in Jakarta. Fourth, go to school or study or study in Jakarta.

"We know that herd immunity in a very open city like Jakarta will not be achieved if only residents with DKI ID cards are vaccinated. So, high mobility, openness, requires us to vaccinate anyone who is active in this place", he said.

"So, something like this, as long as you are human, you are healthy, there is no record of prohibition from doctors, you can get vaccines in Jakarta. We do not limit the domicile of the recipient", he continued.

To achieve herd immunity, said Anies, the DKI Provincial Government has provided easy access to vaccines through the JAKI application or registering at the nearest health facility. The DKI Provincial Government has also consistently implemented 3T or tracking, tracing, and massive treatment.

That way, Anies hopes that the people of DKI Jakarta will consistently adhere to health protocols, namely wearing masks, maintaining distance, washing hands, avoiding crowds, reducing mobility, and avoiding eating together or 6M.