Appreciation Of Vaccination Volunteers With Best Regards, National Police Chief: The COVID-19 Pandemic Can Be Passed If We Are United!

JAKARTA - TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin attended the 'Independence Vaccination Volunteer Appreciation Night' at Polda Metro Jaya.

In his speech, Sigit emphasized that the current difficult situation can only be passed if all elements of society have a sense of unity and integrity to face the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We can go through all that and go through if we want to unite, which is bound by strength. The strength of a sense of nationality, the strength of a sense of unity and a sense of love for the entire Indonesian people and nation," Sigit was quoted as saying in his written statement, Tuesday, August 17.

The National Police Chief explained that some time ago, Indonesia's daily cases had reached 56 thousand. That makes the situation very difficult. So, said General Sigit, the central government has implemented policies to handle and control the growth rate of the corona virus, which is called the second wave.

"So the central government made a policy on how to deal with the situation at that time, we entered the Micro PPKM, then the Emergency PPKM. At that time, it was to inhibit and regulate reducing the rate of mobility because it was one of the key parts to reduce the rate of COVID-19," said Sigit.

The central government, said the National Police Chief, is also strengthening activities such as adding locations for community isolation. Remember, at that time the BOR rate was very high. The government has also prepared a new isolation place to help the capacity of the Kemayoran Athlete House.

"There is a new isolation place to add to the Athlete's House, there is the Nagrak Pasar Rumput Flat, there is an integrated isolation in other areas we are building," said General Sigit.

In addition, the central government is also strengthening tracing and testing as well as treatment or 3T. The National Police Chief said that at that time the government had to determine which ones had to be treated in isoters and which had to be treated at the hospital.

Not only that, General Sigit stated, the central government, through the Minister of Health, is also encouraging and accelerating mass vaccination. Therefore, according to General Sigit, the TNI and Polri are moving to support the Government's program related to the acceleration of vaccination.

"We together with the Commander in Chief are moving to accelerate the mass vaccination activities so that they can be carried out more quickly," said Sigit.

According to the National Police Chief, on July 1, the government's target of one million vaccines one day has been realized. Currently, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set a target to carry out two million doses of vaccine in one day.

"The President has given a target that by the end of the month it will reach two million. Of course, steps need to be taken to make this number realized. We have carried out various strategies to carry out vaccinations, of course, starting from vaccination booths, TNI-Polri vaccination raids, vaccinations mobile to touch unreachable areas, and some time ago when I came up with the idea, how to accelerate the Metro Police Chief, he welcomed the idea of independent vaccination," said Sigit.

Currently, the National Police Chief is grateful, the target of free vaccination in DKI Jakarta has reached 100 percent for the first dose of vaccination. In fact, this achievement has occurred since last August 8th.

According to the National Police Chief, the achievement of the target was due to the organization and hard work of volunteers, the local government and elements of the community who are already willing to work hand in hand to pursue targets from the government regarding vaccination.

"This vaccination can be carried out at the lowest level at the RW level, in 900 RW if I'm not mistaken, assisted by the strength of more than 3,000 volunteer teams. So then this achievement can be achieved," said General Sigit.

Even so, the National Police Chief stressed, it must be a stepping stone to pursue the Government's target related to the realization of Herd Immunity or immunity of Indonesian people group of 70 percent.

"And this activity, of course, I order all regions to replicate and adopt what the Polda Metro Jaya has done. So that the central government's vaccinations are strengthened by the TNI, the National Police to support the acceleration of vaccination in the provinces and regencies can run well and the acceleration and the results are really felt by the community , said Sigit.

Although the achievement of the first dose in DKI was 100 percent, Sigit challenged the Metro Jaya Police Chief, Inspector General Fadil Imran, to complete 100 percent of the second dose.

"But I still challenge it at the end of August, the beginning of September, the second dose of 100 percent, I call on all regions to do the same, we work hand in hand and cooperate. The Ministry of Health, TNI, Polri to support the activities of all regions in the province and district. So that the government's target effort is to establish Herd Immunity With the realization of vaccination 70 percent of the Indonesian people can be achieved," said the National Police Chief.

At the end of his speech, Sigit invited all participants to give a high sense of respect and appreciation to the volunteers, vaccinators, health workers, TNI and Polri soldiers who are at the forefront. This is also done to all those who have died while fighting and carrying out their duties.

"Before ending this speech, our guests, please stand by for my permission to lead the respect for all volunteers, fellow vaccinators, health workers, TNI soldiers, Polri who are at the forefront of fighting in the Covid-19 Pandemic and some of our colleagues have died," said the Chief of Police.

"On this occasion, Mr. Panglima, Mr. Minister of Health and all levels of stakeholders give the highest appreciation and respect for the dedication and service of our best soldiers, health workers, volunteers. All of them respect the motion, move upright. Thank you," continued General Sigit.