"Currently, we all are racing against time when it comes to creating herd immunity, which can be the public's wall of defense in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. We continuously work together to coerce and remind families, friends, or neighbors to immediately get vaccinated," Bulog Chief Budi Waseso noted in a written statement here on Friday.
The three-day public mass vaccination was held from August 5 to August 7, 2021, with a total of one thousand participants. Some 300 participants from Jabodetabek area are projected to partake in the program.
Waseso noted that Bulog had hosted the Bulog Cares (Bulog Peduli) Program to voice their concern for the public as well as their support for the government's mass vaccination program.
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The program is expected to expedite the vaccination rate of the public, thereby reducing the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide.
Maemunah Ali from the MHDC Group said that her side supported the Bulog Cares program.
She pointed out that the program’s vaccine recipients were eligible if they met requirements, such as being healthy; currently not having fever, cough, or flu; and being well-rested. The people with uncontrolled comorbidity, such as diabetes, hypertension, autoimmune conditions, thyroid, and cancer, could not partake in the program.
The vaccination program has been well-received by the public. Some 99 percent of the available stocks of vaccine were used up on the first day.
It is expected that more Indonesians will come forward to get inoculated to help bring the pandemic in Indonesia under control.
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Translator: Aditya Rahman, Mecca Yumna Nin
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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