John Kei Supports Indonesian Government Vaccinations Until Hundreds Of Prisoners In Central Jakarta Don't Have NIK Impacts Failed To Take Vaccine

JAKARTA - Acceleration of COVID-19 vaccination throughout Indonesia continues to be accelerated by the central government and local governments in order to realize the condition of community immunity or herd immunity. The government's seriousness in accelerating vaccination is clearly seen through the relevant agencies by establishing various on-the-spot vaccination centers to mobile vaccination using special cars in order to reach the general public in a number of locations, including in slum areas.

In addition, the COVID-19 vaccination has also begun to target people who are in the area of the State Detention Center and Correctional Institution in Jakarta. One of them is in the Salemba Class 1 Rutan and Salemba Prison, Central Jakarta.

At the Salemba Rutan, the activity with the theme of complete vaccination is devoted to the inmates who are in the isolation area. A total of 3,247 correctional inmates (WBP) have been registered in vaccination activities. One of the inmates out of thousands of people registered at the Salemba Rutan, is John Kei, who is queuing up for this first stage of vaccination.

After following the screening and injection of vaccines, convicted murderer John Kei gave a moral message to inmates in all State Detention Centers and Correctional Institutions in Indonesia. In the first stage of vaccination activities at the Salemba Rutan, John Kei asked all inmates in Indonesia to support the implementation of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) COVID-19 vaccination program.

"I appeal to inmates throughout Indonesia, let's support the government together to participate in the vaccination program," said John Kei to VOI at the Salemba Rutan, Monday 02 August.

According to John Kei, vaccination is very important for the inmates' bodies in order to prevent the spread of the virus in the detention center.

"If we have the vaccine, our immunity will be strong," added the man whose real name is John Refra.

If exposed to COVID-19, John Kei felt the vaccine kept him from dying due to the risk of severe symptoms of the corona virus.

"I think vaccination is necessary. If we get vaccinated, even if we get COVID, our immunity is strong. If we are far from vaccination, it means we are close to death. So if we want to be healthy, we will vaccinate," said John Kei to other inmates throughout Indonesia.

Like the inmates and other vaccination participants, John Kei was also screened for health before receiving the first dose of Sinovac vaccine.

The convict who was sentenced to 15 years in prison is one of the vaccine participants from a total of 3,508 residents of the Class 1A Salemba Rutan. John Kei is one of the inmates who are lucky to be able to participate in the first dose of vaccination. Meanwhile, there are 834 inmates at the Salemba Rutan who do not have a population identification number (NIK). As a result, 834 inmates were unable to take the first stage (dose) vaccine due to NIK constraints.

The reason is that to register for the first stage of vaccination, the inmates must have an Identity Card (KTP). The Population Identification Number (NIK) on the ID card is a requirement for participating in the first stage of the COVID-19 vaccination.

Head of the Salemba Class I Rutan (Karutan) Yohanis Varianto confirmed, as many as 834 residents of the Salemba Class I detention center (WBP) out of a total of 3,247 inmates who did not have a Population Identification Number (NIK) Identity Card (KTP).

As a result, they (instructed residents) have problems when they want to take part in the first stage of complete COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, August 2, yesterday.

"Yes, there are 834 inmates who do not have a NIK, they will wait for the next process to participate in the first stage of vaccination," said Yohanis Varianto to VOI, Monday, August 2 yesterday.

However, Yohanis said that his party had submitted their data to the Dukcapil for data collection on the NIK of inmates. "So that later they can participate in independent vaccines carried out by the Head of Detention Center," he said.

Yohanis hopes that there will be vaccinations for these inmates. They can avoid COVID-19. Moreover, the inmates are in quite a large number of rooms, so that if one is exposed, of course, all of them will also be exposed.

The Head of the Administrative Division (Kadivmin) of the DKI Jakarta Regional Office of Kemenkum HAM, Sorta Delima Lumban Tobing said, since July 22, 2021 the DKI Jakarta Regional Office together with the DKI Jakarta Regional Government, Biddokkes, Kesdam worked together to provide vaccines to inmates.

Sorta said, for the area in DKI Jakarta, there are approximately 17 thousand inmates, both detention centers and prisons in DKI Jakarta.

"Regarding the constraints on the NIK issue, efforts are being made from the DKI Jakarta Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the DKI Dukcapil Service and the Ditjenpas to obtain the NIK," said Sorta.