Gotong Royong Vaccination Is Still Being Discussed, Please Be Patient

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Task Force (Task Force) Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito asked the public and all parties to be patient waiting for the mutual cooperation vaccine to be carried out. The government is currently still in discussion.

"The mutual cooperation vaccination is still under discussion," Wiku said in an online press conference broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat YouTube account, Tuesday, March 9.

In this discussion, the government is still discussing the implementation and technicalities of implementing the COVID-19 vaccination aimed at employees and their families. "So that the public and the media are asking to wait for the official release," he said.

Previously reported, through Permenkes No.10 of 2021, the government officially opened a COVID-19 vaccination program for employees and their families which is a burden on the company. This program is called mutual vaccination.

Based on Article 3 Paragraph 5 of this Permenkes, it is stated that vaccination is given to employees / female employees, families, and other individuals free of charge. This means that companies implementing this program must provide the COVID-19 vaccine for free to employees and their families.

Furthermore, Article 6 of the Minister of Health Regulation 10/2021 states that every company is required to report data on the target recipients of vaccination independently or together to the Minister of Health. The data reported were the number of vaccination participants, names, addresses, and identification numbers.

Article 22 also states that this vaccination cannot be carried out in government-owned health care facilities. Companies or employers must cooperate with private or private health facilities which are then required to coordinate with the local health office.

There is also a vaccine price limit for self-vaccination, which will be set by the Minister of Health.

"The maximum tariff for mutual cooperation vaccination services is determined by the minister. The cost of mutual vaccination services carried out by public / private health service facilities must not exceed the maximum tariff set by the minister," Article 23 reads.