Prokes And Hygiene Reasons, Shopping Center Managers Offer Vaccinations At The Mall

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) offers a shopping center (mall) to be a place for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination.

The goal is to help the government accelerate the speedy and appropriate distribution of vaccines to immediately end the pandemic.

"We, as a shopping center, actually want to offer or facilitate our place. This can be used by the government if it wants to vaccinate," said the Head of the Association of Indonesian Shopping Centers (APPBI) DKI Jakarta, Ellen Hidayat in a virtual press conference, Monday, January 18.

According to Ellen, vaccination in malls is very possible given the characteristics of the large building and the wide hallways. So that the provisions of the health protocol (Prokes) can still be run.

"So, to maintain the health protocol by maintaining a distance, then the arrangement (vaccination), the place is wider," he said.

Ellen said, there are several schemes proposed by employers so that vaccinations can be carried out in malls. One of them is to allow the government to establish vaccination facilities and infrastructure in the mall.

Not only that, the businessmen also invited the government to bring doctors and medical officers into the mall to administer vaccinations.

"We can monitor the conditions, rather than having to go to a sorry place, for example, the urban village, the mall is ready to be used as a place for vaccines, so distribution is faster," he said.

Furthermore, Ellen said, later vaccinations in malls are not only intended for mall employees. But also the community around the mall itself. Thus, vaccination can be done quickly.

Ellen gave an example, as in the DKI Jakarta area, malls that are members of APPBI are scattered throughout the capital city. So, some people in Jakarta can get vaccinated at the mall closest to their area.

"We see it's good for employees not to leave the mall again, jostling for vaccines and long queues. So it's like picking up the ball, officers and vaccines who come. I think it's better and hygienic too," he said.