Because Vaccination Rates In Aceh Are Still Low, Vice President Wants To Spread New Variants Of COVID-19

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JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin asked the Aceh Provincial Government to increase vigilance against the transmission of the new variant of COVID-19, Delta AY.4.2. Moreover, this variant has been detected in Malaysia and Singapore.

"With the new variant, it has even reached Malaysia and Singapore, it is close to Aceh. Therefore, this must be watched out for," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin while chairing a meeting at the Aceh Governor's Office, Tuesday, November 16.

The Vice President appealed to all Acehnese people to improve the implementation of health protocols and accelerate the implementation of COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Vice President regretted that Aceh's vaccination achievement was low in Indonesia.

"Aceh is one of the provinces where the vaccination rate is still lower than seven provinces. Indeed, this must be encouraged properly. The implementation of health protocols and massive vaccination are part of our control efforts," he asserted.

Previously, it was reported that the achievement of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination in Aceh Province was still low. Chairman of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN) Airlangga Hartarto on Monday (25/10) said the four provinces with low records were Aceh, West Sumatra, West Sulawesi, and Papua.

"Mr. President gave special notes for Papua, Aceh, West Sumatra and West Sulawesi to continue to improve because they are the lowest at the level of 24-33 percent," said Airlangga in his statement.

Related to the new variant of the corona virus Delta AY.4.2. or Delta Plus in Malaysia, the Malaysian Ministry of Health confirmed the two cases on 6 November 2021.

The two cases of infection were found in two Malaysian students who had just returned from England. The UK is one of the countries that dominates the transmission of the virus up to 96 percent of the total infections in various countries in the world.

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the Delta Plus variant has been detected in 42 countries, including the UK, India, Israel, the United States and Russia.