Anies Targets DKI Vaccination For 4 Million More People

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan/IST

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that his party currently has a target of vaccinating against COVID-19 for another 4 million targets.

To this day, DKI has vaccinated the first dose to 8,861,264 people and the second dose to 4,007,949 people. With this achievement, Anies increased the vaccination target in the capital city to more than 11 million people.

"So, we still have around 4 million more to achieve herd immunity," Anies said in a live broadcast interview on his Instagram account, Friday, August 13.

Anies explained that the addition of the vaccination target was carried out because 40 percent of those who were vaccinated by the provincial government had non-DKI ID cards but were active in the capital city.

"Indeed, we in Jakarta give vaccines to people who are active in Jakarta. There are at least 4 groups, namely Jakarta ID cards, living in Jakarta but not Jakarta ID cards, people with ID cards outside Jakarta but working in Jakarta, people outside Jakarta but studying or studying in Jakarta or schools in Jakarta," Anies explained.

On that occasion, Anies asked his citizens to immediately follow the vaccination. Although the COVID-19 vaccine does not prevent transmission, it can reduce the risk of worsening the risk if exposed.

Anies likens the vaccine to the use of a helmet when riding a motor vehicle. In the event of an accident, the person wearing the helmet will have less risk of collision.

"That's why we recommend everyone to get vaccinated, except for those who have medical conditions that don't allow it. For example, if there is severe autoimmune disease, it's not possible to get vaccinated now. Then those who have just finished surviving," he said.