Tanjungpinang Mayor Affirms There Are Sanctions For Residents Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccinations

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TANJUNGPINANG - The Mayor of Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Rahma emphasized the sanctions for residents who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This sanction, called Rahma, is regulated in Presidential Regulation Number 14 of 2021 which regulates the procurement of vaccines and vaccinations in the context of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, Rahma said that currently the Tanjungpinang City Government is more inviting and urging the public to carry out vaccinations in places that have been provided.

"We continue to try to encourage and invite the public to immediately vaccinate," said Rahma as quoted by Antara, Sunday, June 6.

Rahma explained that vaccination is a national program from the Central Government that must be implemented in all regions of Indonesia.

For people who have been vaccinated, he said, they will get a vaccine certificate, and the community will benefit from this card.

He said that based on Presidential Decree No. 14 of 2021, it was stated in Articles 13A and 13B which regulates the target of vaccine recipients and sanctions for those who do not follow the vaccination.

He explained that any person who has been designated as the target recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine who does not participate in the COVID-19 vaccination as referred to in paragraph (2) may be subject to administrative sanctions, in the form of delaying or discontinuing the provision of social security or social assistance, delaying or discontinuing government administration services. , and fines.

"The imposition of administrative sanctions is carried out by ministries, institutions, regional governments, or agencies in accordance with their authority," he said.

Meanwhile, Plt. The head of the Tanjungpinang Health Office, Nugraheni, explained that the initial vaccination had been carried out for public services, but starting from June 3, 2021, vaccinations for the community had been included.

This is in accordance with a circular letter from the Governor of the Riau Islands Province which targets by the end of June 2021 50% of the target target, in which the Tanjungpinang city targets 144,000 people.

Nugraheni also emphasized that until now his party is still urging residents to come to the Puskesmas, hospitals and places that have been provided so that vaccinations are immediately carried out in order to speed up breaking the COVID-19 chain.

"We have not implemented sanctions, because public awareness is quite high," he asserted.