JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya said Jakarta had achieved herd immunity based on the reference that 70 percent of residents had been vaccinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). percent, it has passed WHO herd immunity," said the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Pol. Yusri Yunus, as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, August 11.

Yusri said the Free Vaccination Program implemented by Polda Metro Jaya also succeeded in pushing Jakarta to become the province with the highest vaccination rate in Indonesia.

He added that vaccination and health protocols were the efforts of the TNI-Polri and the government in breaking the chain of the spread of COVID-19. It is hoped that Jakarta can become a barometer for Indonesia in its mass vaccination program.

The Merdeka Vaccination Program is one of the strategies of the DKI Jakarta Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) to accelerate vaccination to achieve 100 percent immunity in the community in the capital city. The 76th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. The vaccination program that is now being launched is a solution for the people of Jakarta because it is located in a location close to where they live so it is easily accessible. The Merdeka Vaccination Program targets that 100 percent of DKI Jakarta residents will be vaccinated on August 17, 2021. This program has been established 687 vaccine outlets in 900 RWs which are supported by volunteers such as health workers and the Student Regiment (Menwa), RT/RW administrators to PKK mothers.


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