Jusuf Kalla Predicts The COVID-19 Pandemic In Indonesia To End In 2022

General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross, Jusuf Kalla (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla predicts that the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia will only end in 2022. There are several factors that form the basis for this prediction.

"It will take until 2022 for Indonesia to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic," said Jusuf Kalla as quoted by Antara, Sunday, November 1.

As for the factors that Indonesia will only be able to recover from the pandemic in 2022, first the availability of new vaccines can be fulfilled in mid-2021 and it will take more than a year to vaccinate at least 70 percent of the total population in Indonesia.

In addition, vaccine producing countries such as China, Britain and America will certainly prioritize their domestic needs before sending them to other countries including Indonesia.

According to him, the only vaccine that could solve this pandemic, the information was that the clinical examination of the new vaccine would only come out between January and February 2021 and start production in March.

Therefore, he has already calculated the gradual vaccination in the country which is estimated to start in May and June 2021. The man who has served as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia twice, gave an example that if vaccination is carried out on a large scale, it means that 1 million people are vaccinated every day. took about a year.

But on the other hand, the man who is familiarly called JK added that vaccinating one million people / day is not an easy job. Given that to carry out COVID-19 checks, Indonesia's ability to date is only 30 thousand specimens / day.

"I estimate the mass vaccination which is planned to be carried out in mid-2021 can only be given to 500 thousand people per day," he added.

On the other hand, JK also instructed all PMI volunteers before the vaccine was available, for now to be more intensive in spraying disinfectants or disinfection to break the chain of spread or at least reduce the number of people infected with COVID-19.

He continued, supporting the government's efforts to vaccinate the public, PMI has prepared 230 Blood Donation Units spread across Indonesia.