Two Hours Of Injected With The COVID-19 Vaccine, Jokowi: It's A Little Sore

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo said that when he was injected with the COVID-19 vaccine this Wednesday morning, he didn't feel anything. But after two hours had passed, there was a slight feeling of soreness.

"I didn't feel anything, when I got the injection. But after two hours I felt a little sore, a little sore," said the President via a YouTube broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat which was monitored in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 13.

President Jokowi admitted that he had not been injected with a vaccine for a long time. The last vaccinations the President received were vaccines for meningitis and flu when he was about to go on a pilgrimage.

The President hopes that all Indonesian people are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is to create communal immunity and allow Indonesia to escape the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, he asked the public to be patient because the COVID-19 vaccination was carried out in stages.

"Everyone has to be patient, because it is regulated in stages, done in stages. But what is certain is that the vaccine is free," he said.

Despite vaccinations, President Jokowi reminded the public to remain disciplined in carrying out health protocols, namely wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining distance. "The most important thing is," he said.

Overall, the President assessed that the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination for the first time in Indonesia has been going well. "Thank God, this morning it was carried out and the vaccination went well," said the President.