Minister Of Health Budi Gunadi Makes Tanah Abang Vaccination An Example For Markets In Other Provinces

Vaccination atmosphere at Tanah Abang Market (Photo: Capture YouTube Screenshot of Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the vaccination for the market merchants at Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, will be used as a reference for market vaccinations in other provinces.

He said that after reviewing the phase two vaccination process for public service officers which began with the target the market merchants today.

"Thank God, we have seen how this project went. We will gradually do the vaccination in all markets in Jakarta. We will do it in stages. This will also become an example for other provinces", Budi said at the location, Wednesday, February 17.

On this day, the injection of vaccination to public officials is carried out on the 8th floor of Blok A Tanah Abang targeting the market merchants. Vaccinations are also carried out on the 12th floor of Blok A Tanah Abang for PD Pasar Jaya employees.

The total number of market merchants who have registered for vaccination today is 9.791. However, this number will continue to increase because vaccination in Tanah Abang lasts for 5 days.

Budi received a report that there were market merchants who wanted to register but were unable to get vaccinated today. He said that they can come again the next day.

Then, for the market merchants who have not registered to be vaccinated, Budi asks them to register. This is because the government has a total target of 55 thousand market merchants who will receive the vaccine injections.

"Indeed, we are still open for 5 days. This is the first day that lists 9.791 people. The initial target on our data is 55.000 merchants. We don't know how many are there. But we are doing it transparently and open. So, if the merchants are here, and really work and operate here, they can register to get the vaccine injection", he explained.

Today, President Joko Widodo reviewed the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination for the market merchants at Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta today. Jokowi observed that he was accompanied by DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswdan, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, and Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Service Widyastuti.

Today's vaccination is the second phase of vaccination starting from the market merchants. Then, proceed to other public service workers.