Good News From Tanjungpinang, There Is A Rice Package For Elderly Vaccinations

Medical personnel are checking the health of elderly residents in Tanjungpinang before participating in the COVID-19 vaccination. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Taruna Bangsa Organization collaborated with the Tanjungpinang City Health Office (Dinkes) to provide rice packages for the elderly who participated in the COVID-19 vaccination in the capital city of the Riau Islands Province. "We together with the Tanjungpinang Health Office will carry out a special vaccination data collection for the elderly. Where every elderly person who is vaccinated will also get a 5 kilogram rice souvenir," said Chairman of the Taruna Bangsa Organization Beri Kurniawan in Tanjungpinang, Thursday, as reported by Antara, June 3.

He explained that the purpose of this activity was the awareness of the Taruna Bangsa towards the increasing COVID-19 increase and the low level of vaccination, especially the elderly group in Tanjungpinang. Meanwhile, he said, 80 percent of the victims who died were elderly, so his party was called to implement the program. This activity is in conjunction with sharing joy with the elderly. With the hope that the elderly are protected and healthy and share the joy of getting rice packages," explained Beri.

Meanwhile, the Acting Head of the Tanjungpinang Health Office Nugraheni conveyed that he strongly supports the activities initiated by the Taruna Bangsa Organization. He hopes that activities like this can attract the enthusiasm of the elderly to participate in the success of the vaccination program in order to break the transmission of COVID-19. The Riau Islands, especially Tanjungpinang City, are increasingly worrying. In addition, the death rate has also increased significantly. In these two months alone, nearly 50 people have died. If grouped, the majority of those who died were from the elderly group. "Therefore, we must encourage and support vaccination of the elderly," said Nugraheni.