Vice President Ma'ruf Called 3M And Covid-19 Vaccination Mandatory, Avoiding Mudarat

Vice President (Wapres) KH Ma'ruf Amin. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the implementation of 3M's health protocol, namely wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining distance, and following vaccinations is mandatory.

"Conducting 3M, following the rules for the Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) and vaccinating, according to the views of the scholars, is an obligation, meaning that it must be done. Because of what? Because it is to prevent harm, mudarat," said Vice President Ma'ruf. reported by Antara, Monday, February 1.

Referring to the cleric from Banten, Syekh Nawawi al-Bantani, the Vice President said there was one interpretation in the book of Syekh Nawawi which said that taking care of oneself is also an obligation, apart from avoiding dangerous attacks.

The COVID-19 pandemic is likened to a danger that still lurks all people in the world.

"That this verse does not only mean that we are prepared, in the sense of security, to avoid enemy attacks, but also shows the obligation to protect ourselves from all kinds of suspected dangers. COVID-19 is also an already believed danger," he explained.

Apart from implementing the 3M health protocol and vaccination, Vice President Ma'ruf also said that helping to treat COVID-19 through convalescent plasma is also an obligation.

Therefore, the Vice President encouraged all COVID-19 survivors to register and have themselves checked so that they meet the criteria for donating convalescent blood plasma.

The Vice President also conveyed a message to all the public to seriously comply with regulations related to PPKM policies, especially in Java and Bali, as the latest efforts taken by the Government to stop the spread of COVID-19.

"This is not solely for the sake of the Government, but rather to protect ourselves and our families, as well as the communities around us to avoid transmission of the virus, which currently has claimed more than 103 million victims and no less than 2.2 million. people died in various parts of the world, "he said.