Kawan Sandi Volunteers Help Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination In Makassar

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MAKASSAR - Volunteers Kawan Sandi (RKS) for the South Sulawesi Region held a mass COVID-19 vaccination as an effort to help accelerate the formation of group immunity, at Nipah Mall Makassar, South Sulawesi.

"Today we are grateful that we can carry out vaccinations with a thousand target participants, but in fact there are 1,200 participants. For that I thank RKS, the COVID-19 Task Force and Kalla Group and the people who participated," said the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. Sandiaga S Uno while reviewing vaccinations in Makassar, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 23.

However, said Sandiaga, the achievement of vaccination in South Sulawesi is still far behind compared to the national level, so it will continue to be driven until it reaches the target so that the target of economic recovery is immediately achieved.

"From the data, South Sulawesi is currently only 45.5 percent of the first vaccine and the second vaccine is not yet 30 percent. This is what we have to pursue," he said.

To support the economy to bounce back, said Sandi, it must be able to increase vaccinations, and obey health protocols because they have been proven. For example, wearing a mask reduces the potential for transmission of infection by 35 percent, washing hands by 53 percent and keeping a distance of 23 percent.

Sandiaga said, the South Sulawesi region is one of the leading tourist destinations and has many creative economic products that must be developed so that vaccination achievements are very important to be pursued. He also gave his appreciation and thanked the RKS team for presenting the program on target.

"Because South Sulawesi is one of the leading tourist destinations, it must present a program that is right on target, has the right benefits and on time. In order for the economy to rise, we must also improve health protocols," he stressed.

Representative of South Sulawesi RKS, Muhammad Arsyad on that occasion said, this vaccination activity targets the general public and the elderly. This activity is expected to help the government in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 as well as achieving group immunity.

“Today we are providing 1,500 doses of vaccine. RKS will help the government so that our economy can recover in Indonesia," said Arsyad.

He said that the South Sulawesi RKS did not only carry out vaccinations in Makassar to help the community, but also picked up the ball and visited the people in the villages. This is a form of humanity so that people want to be vaccinated so that the economy recovers.

"We will educate the public, so that they know the benefits of vaccines and want to be vaccinated. This RKS is a form of humanity so that the economy recovers," he added.

A resident who received the vaccine, Joyce expressed her gratitude and was happy to get the vaccine from the RKS team. Mass vaccination programs like this are important so that group immunity can be realized so that people can return to work

“Many thanks to the organisers. Hopefully, with more people being vaccinated, businesses can get back on track, and those who have been laid off can return to work. Because I am one of the victims of layoffs due to COVID-19," he said.