Afraid Of Spreading It To Husband And Family, Social Minister Risma Is Ready For The COVID-19 Vaccine

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini or Risma said that he was ready to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a government effort to break the chain of spreading the disease.

"I don't know, whenever I have a vaccine, I ordered a vaccine, but I don't know when the list is," said Risma while reviewing the demographic data recording of marginalized residents at the Ministry of Social Affairs Building at Antara's office, Wednesday, January 13.

Risma, who will turn 60 on November 20, said that being vaccinated means protecting not only yourself but also the environment.

"If I get (COVID-19) I will pass it to my husband, to my family. This is actually not a personal problem, if we get vaccinated it means we protect our surroundings, not for ourselves," said Risma.

He also believed that the vaccines used were safe because the research was not easy and needed large funds.

The government officially started a free COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday morning, January 13, 2021. President Joko Widodo was the first to initiate and receive the first injection of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The certainty of the vaccination program was obtained after the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) issued an emergency use permit for vaccines based on the results of phase three clinical trials in Bandung and other scientific data.

In addition, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has also issued a halal fatwa for the vaccines used in this vaccination program.

Together with the President in the first vaccination session, a number of representatives from various backgrounds participated in the inaugural COVID-19 vaccination which was held on the veranda of the Merdeka Palace.

The vaccination process will be carried out in two stages, namely the first period from January to April 2021 and April 2021 to March 2022 with a target of 181.5 million people.