The Corruption Eradication Commission Will Take Action Against Individuals Who Use The COVID-19 Vaccine For Personal Gain

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) admits that they do not hesitate to take firm action against individuals caught using the COVID-19 vaccine for personal or group interests.

"If there are people who try to take advantage of the situation for their personal or group interests and gain, the KPK with the authority of prosecution will certainly process it in the corridor of law enforcement", said the KPK spokesman for Prevention Ipi Maryati when contacted by VOI, Thursday, February 25.

In addition, he emphasized that the KPK continues to oversee the procurement, distribution and distribution processes for the COVID-19 vaccine. This is done as an effort to prevent corruption in a pandemic situation.

"This condition is also a challenge for the government to ensure that each process (vaccination, ed) is carried out in a transparent and accountable manner", he said.

As previously reported, the COVID-19 vaccine program in the country since January 13. In the national COVID-19 vaccination program, the government is targeting 181.5 million vaccine targets. They are people aged 18 years old and over. Vaccine recipients receive twice the injection dose.

In the first phase, the vaccine is intended for 1.5 million health workers. As of today, health workers who have received the first dose of vaccination are 73.47 percent and the second dose is 29.85 percent.

Then, in the second stage, COVID-19 vaccination is for the elderly group and public service workers. The target is 21.5 million elderly and 16.9 million public workers. This program lasts until May.

They are market merchants, educators, religious leaders and counselors, representatives of the people, officials, government, civil servants, the National Army and the Police Force (TNI-Polri), tourism officers, public services, public transportation workers, athletes, and media workers.

Furthermore, vaccination will be carried out for 63.9 million vulnerable people or people living in areas with high risk of infection. Then, other communities as many as 77.7 million people. This program will be carried out from April 2021 to March 2022.