Kapolda: There Is A Dynamics Of Local Wisdom That Causes COVID Vaccination Coverage To Slow In West Papua

JAKARTA - West Papua Police Chief Inspector General Tornagogo Sihombing in Manokwari, Monday, said that vaccination in a number of areas in this province needed a special approach due to local wisdom issues. city in this province," he said after visiting a mass vaccination booth in Padarni Manokwari Barat Village. He said that facing the dynamics of the local wisdom of the Arfak Mountain community regarding COVID-19 vaccination, the West Papua Regional Police will visit the area with the Governor and Pangdam XVIII Kasuari. This week, we will visit Arfak Mountains Regency with the Governor and Commander of the XVIII Kasuari Regional Military Command. This visit will also socialize the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine," he said.

He said that in general the West Papua Police together with the Health Service and the TNI had provided 20 vaccination service outlets for the community which had been running since August 20, 2021. , except for the Arfak Mountains," said the Kapolda. Furthermore, based on the report from the West Papua Provincial Health Office until August 29, 2021, the number of people who had been vaccinated for the second dose in this province reached 117,162 or 14.7 percent of the 797,402 total target population.