Visitor To North Sumatra, President Jokowi Review Door To Door Vaccination, Buy Satay Then Distribute To Residents

President Jokowi at Deli Serdang/DOK IST

MEDAN - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid a working visit to North Sumatra. Upon landing at Kualanamu Airport, Jokowi immediately inspected the door-to-door vaccination in Hamlet I, Kualanamu Emplacen Village, Beringin District, Deli Serdang Regency.

Jokowi appreciated the residents in Deli Serdang Regency who were enthusiastic about participating in the vaccination.

"I really appreciate the enthusiasm in Deli Serdang who participates in door-to-door vaccinations and we hope to speed up and increase vaccination presentations in North Sumatra Province," said Jokowi, Tuesday, September 16.

Vaccination with a total of 6 thousand doses intended for students of SMKN 1 Beringin and SMAN 1 Beringin. Then, as many as 3 thousand people and the general public as many as 3 thousand people in the Beringin District.

During his visit, Jokowi was accompanied by the Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Komjen Budi Gunawan, TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi, North Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General RZ Panca Putra Simanjuntak, Bukit Barisan Commander I Major General TNI Hassanudin and Deli Serdang Regent, Ashari. stack.

Jokowi explained that his presence in Emplacen Village, Beringin District, was to ensure the distribution of vaccines.

"This afternoon we carried out door-to-door, door-to-door vaccinations for the community to ensure that vaccine distribution, vaccine printing runs in all provinces, regencies/cities of our country," he explained.

President Jokowi in Deli Serdang/IST

According to Jokowi, the implementation of door-to-door vaccination is a form of direct service to the community inviting the public to vaccinate.

"We hope this is to speed up vaccinations other than those that have been carried out by hospitals, local governments, by the TNI and Polri, Puskesmas, all of which we want to comb so that all people get vaccines and we can immediately avoid the spread of COVID-19," said Jokowi.

"I visited the community to the hamlet of the hamlet. This also provides protection to the community, provides protection to the community. So that later people can immediately carry out their normal activities," continued Jokowi.

Jokowi also invited the public to live side by side with COVID-19.

"It means that the health protocol is the key, vaccination is the key. So I invite the public to continue to wear masks, then those who haven't been vaccinated should get vaccines as soon as possible," the president said.

President Jokowi took the time to buy satay from traders. After Jokowi bought the satay, these sellers immediately distributed it to residents who had been waiting on the side of the road for a long time.

"The free satay has been bought by the president," said one of the traders.