West Aceh Collaborates With Ulama To Increase COVID-19 Vaccination In The Community

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MEULABOH - The West Aceh Regency Government is collaborating with ulama and teungku (Islamic religious leaders) in an effort to improve the COVID-19 vaccination program.

"With the involvement of the role of ulama, it is hoped that public awareness to take part in the COVID-19 vaccination is increasing every day," said West Aceh Regent Ramli MS in Meulaboh, quoted by Antara, Thursday, October 14.

He said, in essence, COVID-19 is a destiny that has been determined by Allah SWT for mankind. Therefore, efforts are needed to anticipate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

One form of this effort, said Ramli MS, is by injecting a vaccine that aims to increase the body's immune system in order to minimize the impact caused by the COVID-19 virus.

According to him, the COVID-19 vaccine is the same as other vaccines such as the folio vaccine or meningitis which is injected into prospective Hajj pilgrims (CJH) or prospective Umrah pilgrims, which serves to increase the body's resistance from all attacks of evil viruses that infect the human body.

"The vaccine is healthy and safe because it has gone through various clinical trials conducted by doctors and experts, it is impossible for the government to provide a vaccine that can harm the people," said Ramli MS.

The Regent invited the public, including students and scholars, not to hesitate to vaccinate because the benefits of the vaccine are very large for the body in the midst of the current pandemic.

In addition, Regent Ramli MS asked health workers to be careful in screening prospective recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine, to ensure whether a person is healthy or not to be vaccinated.