Police Aims for One Million Simultaneous Mass Vaccination in Indonesia Tomorrow
Jakarta – Indonesian National Police will hold simultaneous mass vaccination all over Indonesia, aiming for 1 million people vaccinated tomorrow, Saturday, June 26, 2021. The activity is conducted in celebrating 75th Bhayangkara Day on July 1.
Chief of PR and Press Division of Indonesian National Police, Police Inspector General Argo Yuwono, said that the vaccination would be held in 34 Regional Police. According to Argo, this effort is the target set by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), which accelerated by Chief of Police, Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, regarding the one million doses per day.
“Tomorrow’s vaccination target is one million people, with 54,482 vaccinators and conducted in 34 Regional Police headquarters, which in 4,504 sites”, Argo said during his written statement in Jakarta on Friday (25/6).
Besides, Argo said this vaccination event coincides with the theme of 75th Bhayangkara Day, which will be commemorated amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It is indeed, as the theme of Bhayangkara Day this year, titled Presisi Police Transformation in Supporting Acceleration of Covid-19 Handling for Healthy People and National Economic Recovery towards Advanced Indonesia”, Argo said.
Argo mentioned that with the holding of vaccination event with one million targets, herd immunity against the Coronavirus could be achieved.
However, Argo still appeals to the vaccinated people to adhere to Health Protocols in their daily lives.
“We hope to reach herd immunity at the community level”, Argo said.
Approaching 75th Bhayangkara Day, besides the 1 million vaccination event, Police also held simultaneous Social Service events of giving 272,662 grocery packages, 200,000 face masks, and 400,000 hand sanitisers. The Social Services would be held from June 25 to September 9, 2021.
Other humanitarian events would also be held, such as blood donations, convalescent plasma donation, cataract surgery, cleft lip surgery, mass treatment, and driving license issue service for people who have the same birthday with Police’s anniversary