But some 16 percent are declining to have the vaccine, we can not force them.
Jakarta – The Indonesian federal government will not force people who decline to participate in COVID-19 immunization to get vaccinated, chief of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Healing Committee (KPCPEN), Erick Thohir, said on Tuesday.
A study has shown about 66 percent of Indonesians trust COVID-19 vaccines and are keen to get immunized, Thohir stated.
” However some 16 percent are declining to have the vaccine, we can not force them,” Thohir, who is also the Minister of State Enterprises, said during a webinar here on Tuesday.
The federal government’s vaccination program is targeted at breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19 and minimizing the mortality rate, he added.
” Individuals ask whether the COVID-19 vaccine is certified. The federal government will use vaccines that are currently listed under the WHO, passed medical tests; and, the KPCPEN has actually been transparent with the MUI, BPOM, and all celebrations. The Indonesian individuals’s security is on top concern,” he stated.
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According to Thohir, the federal government will preserve data on vaccine receivers as the COVID-19 vaccine would need to be taken two times.
The minister would make sure combination of data from the Health Ministry, the Interaction and Informatics Ministry, the Indonesian military, and police.
” Due to the fact that we recognize that individual data personal privacy must be secured by the federal government, this program will be carried out under direct coordination of President Joko Widodo. The data will be kept by the federal government and it will be secured,” he assured.
The Indonesian government has regularly expressed confidence in the potential of the COVID-19 vaccine for assisting win the battle against the pandemic.
To get ready for the first phase of the COVID-19 immunization program, set up in the 3rd week of December, 2020, President Joko Widodo has instructed ministries and agencies to carry out nationwide COVID-19 vaccination simulations. (INE)
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