Do not hesitate to participate in vaccinations. The vaccines have been prepared, and the vaccinators are ready to help.
Kendari, Sultra (ANTARA) - Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo reviewed a mass COVID-19 vaccination program in Sorumba Field, Ranomeeto Sub-district, South Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Wednesday. Prabowo and his entourage arrived at the field around 16:30 Central Indonesia Standard Time (WITA), where he interacted with the vaccine recipients.

He was accompanied by Southeast Sulawesi Governor Ali Mazi, Head of Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police Inspector General Teguh Pristiwanto, Commander of 143/Halu Oleo Military Resort Command Brigadier General Jannie Aldrin Siahaan, Acting Head of the Southeast Sulawesi Health Office Usnia, and Head of South Konawe District Surunuddin Dangga.

After reviewing the activity, he asked the ranks of Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police, comprising the Kolaka District Resort Police (Polres), Buton District Polres, and South Konawe District Polres, to report the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in their respective regions virtually.

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The National Police Chief urged all his staff in the province to expedite mass vaccination according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s instructions.

Hence, the national coverage for the first vaccination dose could reach 70 percent by the end of December 2021 to curb the transmission of the new variant of COVID-19 called Omicron.

"Do not hesitate to participate in vaccinations. The vaccines have been prepared, and the vaccinators are ready to help. Thus, people only need to come to the vaccination posts. The attempt aims to improve our immunity against the pandemic," he emphasized.

Prabowo is scheduled to provide Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police staff internal directives and continue his working visit to a nickel industry in Konawe District on December 16, 2021.

As of Wednesday, at 18:15 Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB), first dose vaccination coverage in South Konawe District had reached 45.21 percent of the province’s target or equivalent to 107,206 recipients.

Meanwhile, only 46,830 people have received the second dose or just 19.78 percent of the province’s target.
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