The Governor Of South Sulawesi Is Ready To Be The First To Be Injected With The COVID-19 Vaccine In South Sulawesi

Governor of South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Nurdin Abdullah (Instagram nurdin.abdullah)

MAKASSAR - Governor of South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Nurdin Abdullah said he was ready to be the first person to be injected with the COVID-19 vaccine in South Sulawesi. The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available in December.

"Yes, please (ready), we must set an example. If the president sets a good example, he is doing this (injecting) the vaccine so that we are free from the corona virus, "Nurdin told reporters in Makassar, Wednesday, November 18.

But Nurdin is still waiting for the certainty of the start of the COVID-19 vaccination. The central government is currently working on making the vaccine available in December for injection.

"We are waiting for the government to announce, when the government announces, including the quota of each province, we must have started," continued Nurdin.

Nurdin emphasized that the central government was very serious in dealing with COVID-19. Therefore, the COVID-19 vaccine is one of the efforts made to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

"That's proof that the government is serious about providing a vaccine, don't worry, don't hear all kinds of news, that's something the government believes, that's why if there is an instruction, 5 million vaccines for South Sulawesi, for example, we'll prepare a vaccine," continued the man who is familiarly called. NA's Prof.

Previously, President Jokowi estimated that the COVID-19 vaccine could be administered in late December 2020 or early January 2021, depending on the arrival of the vaccine and the preparation process carried out in Indonesia.

"Regarding vaccines, we hope that this vaccine can arrive at the end of November. We will try. If not, then it will come in December," said President Joko Widodo during a visit to the Tanah Sareal Health Center, in Bogor City, West Java, as reported by Antara. , Wednesday, November 18th.

Jokowi was accompanied, among others, by Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto and Bogor Mayor Aria Bima. According to Joko Widodo, the vaccine arrived, either in the form of a finished vaccine or in the form of raw materials to be processed at Bio Farma Bandung.

Jokowi emphasized that all vaccines to be used must be registered in the list of vaccines at the World Health Institute (WHO). "This is mandatory," he said.

The vaccines are purchased, said the President, from companies whose brands are registered with the WHO. "I did not mention the brand, but it must be on the WHO list," he said.

The President explained, after the vaccine entered Indonesia and was received, there were still more stages in BP POM, it could not be injected directly. "An emergency user is still needed, and this stage takes about three weeks," he said.

After obtaining permission from BP POM, he said, only then will the vaccination be carried out. "However, I have also conveyed these scientific principles and scientific principles. They must be followed," he said.

The President emphasized that the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination is so that the safety and security factors of the community, really are placed, are the highest.