Deputy Head Of Jayawijaya To Village Heads: Vaccination Is Not Meant To Inconvenience The People

Jayawijaya Deputy Regent, Marthin Yogobi, when asking the village heads one by one regarding vaccination. (Photo: Marius Frisson Yewun/Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Regent of Jayawijaya, Papua Province, Martin Yogobi, conducted inspections of village heads who had not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Deputy Regent Marthin Yogobi during a working visit in Welesi District, Thursday immediately asked the village heads who had not been vaccinated, but all admitted that they had followed the vaccination.

"People associate this vaccination with religion, commonly known as 66. In the past, when we were dealing with electronic ID cards, people also connected it with it, but I want to explain that all of this is not true," he said.

After asking one by one the village heads in Wesaput District, Marthin emphasized to them that vaccination was not meant to cause trouble for the community.

"It is impossible for the government to trouble the people, because the government exists because of the people, so it is very unlikely. So don't believe the people's issues," he said.

Martin hopes that the heads of districts and villages will participate in socializing the vaccination to the community so that they receive it.

Moreover, according to him, currently vaccination has become a citizen's right and is needed when residents want to travel outside Jayawijaya or enter Jayawijaya.

"This vaccine is safe and makes our immunity stronger, so don't refuse it because we are aware that we are not aware, people want to go outside Jayawijaya, a vaccine card is a requirement. Especially from outside Papua to Jayawijaya, it is more difficult. Even residents can queue for a day to get it. PCR," he said.

The former Head of Social Affairs Office of Jayawijaya explained that it is possible that vaccinations will be paid for or no longer free as they are now, because they are still borne by the government.

"So ask for help if someone has not come immediately to be vaccinated. But you must consult a doctor, don't let anyone have a congenital disease," he said.

He ensured that the COVID-19 outbreak not only put the district government in a dilemma, because the situation was also felt by the people of the district and villages.