Lobian Maut Chairman Of DPRD DKI: Previously Rejected, Now House Families Get Vaccinations

Chairman of the DKI DPRD, Prasetio Edi Marsudi (Photo: Diah / VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of the Gerindra Party faction DPRD DKI Syarif said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has finally provided a quota of COVID-19 vaccination for the families of council members.

Previously, DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria was reluctant to provide vaccine rations to the Kebon Sirih parliamentary family. However, after being lobbied by the Chairperson of the DKI DPRD, finally the vaccine ration was given.

"It has been resolved by the Chairperson, coordinating with the Health Office. The matter of date is not yet known. The stock is measured again," said Syarif when contacted, Friday, March 12.

Syarif said, each member of the council gets three people for his family. one person for wife / husband, and limited to two people for children.

He explained the reasons why the DPRD insisted on having his family vaccinated. First, he saw that DPR RI members could bring their families to get priority vaccine rations. Second, there is an allocation for DPRD members who are used because they cannot receive the vaccine.

"Why does it (DPRD family) need it, because not all members of the council can be vaccinated. My record is that there are 22 survivors and comorbidities. Right in the DPR, there are families. Can't we?" he said.

Previously, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria reiterated that his party refused the request for vaccination for families of DKI Jakarta DPRD members.

According to Riza, the current COVID-19 vaccination process is still intended for groups who are vulnerable to exposure, such as health workers, the elderly, to public service workers.

"Everyone proposes vasxin, it's okay. However, this vaccine is limited. Of course we have to prioritize people who are vulnerable," said Riza.

According to Riza, the DPRD family is not a priority vaccine target. It is different from the council members themselves, who are included in the target of the second phase of vaccination, namely public service officers.

"Our priorities are not vaccinations for families. Priorities are health workers, market traders, and public officials such as bus drivers, security forces, and so on," he said.