Indonesian Navy Deploys Tedong Selar Navy Vessel To Support Vaccination On The Island

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MANADO - The Navy Main Base (Lantamal) VIII Manado deployed the Navy Ship (KAL) Tedong Selar II-VIII-28 to support the implementation of the "Maritime Vaccination Assault" in Tambun Village, Talise Island, West Likupang District, North Minahasa Regency, Sulawesi North.

The commander of Lantamal (Danlantamal) VIII Brigadier General (Mar) I Wayan Ariwijaya, who directly led the activity, said that this was to support the government's program on vaccination.

"This activity is also carried out as an effort by the Indonesian Navy to protect people living in the islands from the transmission of COVID-19, so that people can carry out their activities safely," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, February 5

According to Danlantamal VIII, this activity is also an order from Admiral TNI Yudo Margono to all ranks of the Indonesian Navy in order to break the chain of spread of COVID-19.

On that occasion, Danlantamal invited the people of Talise Island to participate in this activity to build immunity through the first, second and third doses of vaccination to avoid COVID-19.

"We also hope that people will remain disciplined in implementing health protocols, wherever they are," he said.

In this vaccination raid, Lantamal VIII dispatched two doctors, a vaccinator, as well as health workers from the Lantamal VIII Health Service and several soldiers and Babinpotmar to help secure vaccination activities assisted by the Mubune Likupang Health Center.

In the vaccination campaign in the islands, Lantamal VIII prepared 300 doses of vaccines from Sinovac, Astrazeneca and Pfizer.