Vaccination At Pondok Bambu Public Elementary School 02: When A Child Crys After The COVID-19 Vaccine Awarded A Balloon

A child cries in fear while receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at SDN Pondok Bambu 02, Duren Sawit, Jakarta, Tuesday, December 14 (Photo: Yogi Rachman/Antara)

JAKARTA - The cries of participants for the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-12 years at SDN Pondok Bambu 02, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, colored the implementation of the activity, Tuesday. According to Antara monitoring in Jakarta, the child who was afraid because the COVID-19 vaccine would be injected was then tried to calm down by health workers and accompanying parents.

Children who have been vaccinated also receive a balloon as a gift. "I am happy that my child got the vaccine so he can go to school quickly because sometimes at home the children are lazy," said one of the parents, Lia, Tuesday, December 14. Lia said that the requirements needed to get the COVID-19 vaccine for their children are only to bring a family card and a child's identity card (KIA). "This is the first dose of Sinovac vaccine. The second dose is planned for January 11, 2022," said Lia.

One of the parents of another student, Nurul, said that giving vaccinations for children was not much different from adults. "Thank God my child got the vaccine. Earlier the child was happy, not afraid," said Nurul. Previously, the central government through the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian had allowed regions to start implementing coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations for children. -children aged 6-11 years starting December 24, 2021. This is stated in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) Number 66 of 2021 concerning Prevention and Control of Corona Virus Disease 2019 at Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022. The Minister of Home Affairs is an instruction to the head regions during the period of Christmas Year 2021 and New Year 2022 on December 24, 2021 until January 2, 2022. One of them is about vaccinating children. The regulation explains that areas that can vaccinate children must meet several criteria. Among these areas have reached the target of at least 70 percent of the first dose of vaccination. Then, at least 60 percent of the first dose of vaccination has been vaccinated for the elderly.