LaporCovid-19 Revealed There Are Elite Families Who Get Booster Vaccinations At Jakarta Private Offices

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JAKARTA - The Coalition of LaporCovid-19 residents received reports from residents regarding the existence of a third dose of vaccination (booster) for the families of elite officials and officers in a private office in Jakarta.

Based on an invitation reported by an anonymous citizen to LaporCovid-19, this COVID-19 booster vaccination uses the Moderna type.

"Today we received a report of a third vaccine booster for the family of officials and officers at a private office in Jakarta, on Sudirman Street. Interestingly, the information should not be disseminated to other people", Arif said in a virtual discussion, Wednesday, September 8.

Arif regretted the deviation of the third dose of vaccination for the public other than health workers. This is because the distribution of vaccines is not evenly distributed to all regions.

"There is a process of using the third dose of vaccine secretly for the elite. On the other hand, people outside Java, in the regions, are having a very difficult time getting the vaccine", said Arif.

Arif explained, many residents in the area and the village want to get a vaccine shot. However, vaccine stocks in the area are often empty.

According to him, this inequality in vaccination occurs in areas such as Lampung, North Maluku, West Sumatra. Vaccination coverage there is still low, around 12 percent to 16 percent.

"Meanwhile, in Jakarta, it is more than 100 percent (first dose)", he said.

Arif considers this an irony. When there are reports of booster vaccinations to the elite, at the same time quite a lot of people have difficulty registering and getting vaccines. Therefore, he asked the government to seriously investigate this vaccination irregularity.

"In my opinion, these are things that must be followed up very seriously, because they involve moral issues and inequality or equity", he said.