Vice President Ma'ruf Amin After Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine: Thank God, No Pain, No Dizziness And No Big Deal

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin implements COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received an injection of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac at his official residence, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 17. After being vaccinated, Vice President Ma'ruf did not feel any effect.

"Thank God, there is no problem, no pain, no dizziness, no big deal. I think (there will be an effect), it turns out that this vaccine, God willing, will not have any side effect", said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.

The Vice President also invited the entire community, especially the elderly, to contribute to the success of the national COVID-19 vaccination program by receiving vaccine injections.

"I invite everyone, let's take part in vaccination because this is expected to be able so that the Indonesian people will experience immunity to this COVID-19. We do not know when this COVID-19 pandemic will end", said the Vice President.

The injection of the COVID-19 vaccine to Vice President Ma'ruf Amin was carried out by Dr. Dwi Edi Wahono, SpDD, KGH, witnessed by Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono, and Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo.

Dwi Edi Wahono admitted that he felt a little awkward when he injected the vaccine into the vice president's left arm, but he also felt proud to be able to carry out his duties very well.

"A bit nervous, but I'm very proud to be trusted to serve the Vice President for vaccination, especially since this is a group of elderly people who are very vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and we must protect them together", said Wahono.

After being injected with the COVID-19 vaccine, the Vice President continued his duties by accompanying President Joko Widodo at the online Special Plenary Session of the 2020 Supreme Court (MA) Annual Report.