Canangkan Vaksinasi COVID-19, Sekda : Masyarakat Jangan Takut Divaksin

Pemerintah Provinsi Papua secara resmi mencanangkan vaksinasi COVID-19, di halaman RSUD Jayapura, Jumat (16/01/2021) pagi.

Pencanangan melibatkan para perwakilan pejabat publik, tokoh agama, tokoh adat, tokoh masyarakat, tenaga medis dan jurnalis. 

Penjabat Sekretaris Daerah (Sekda) Papua Doren Wakerkwa mengimbau masyarakat agar tak takut untuk divaksin. Sebab vaksin tersebut sudah mendapat jaminan dari Balai Besar Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (POM).

“Masyarakat jangan takut divaksin. Pejabat saja divaksin, makanya jangan percaya dengan berita hoax yang bikin kalian takut untuk vaksin. Itu sebenarnya masyarakat belum teredukasi dengan baik,” kata dia. 

Pangdam Cenderawasih, Mayjen TNI Ignatius Yogo Triyono usai divaksin, mengaku baik baik saja dan tak ada dampak apa-apa.    

"Setelah di vaksin biasa aja, efeknya sama saja kalau habis disuntik cacar,” kata Pangdam

Oleh karennya, ia mengingatkan masyarakat untuk tidak takut di vaksin. Sebab program pemerintah tersebut bertujuan memutus mata rantai penyebaran COVID-19. 

Dengan demikian, semua masyarakat harus mendapatkan vaksin, supaya kita menjadi kebal dengan penularan COVID-19.

“Tapi bukan berarti kita bebas kumpul dan tidak jalankan prokes. Ya prokes tetap tapi dengan divaksin setidaknya kita akan bisa bekerja lebih leluasa sehingga ekonomi akan berjalan,” terang dia. 

Pangdam pun pada kesempatan itu, berpesan agar masyarakat tidak mempercayai hoax di medsos terkait vaksinasi yang dinilai mereka dapat menyebabkan kematian.

“Jangan percaya hoax di medsos, percayalah pada berita resmi pemerintah, bahwa vaksin ini sangat berguna untuk memutus mata rantai COVID,” pungkas dia.

Diketahui, dalam pencanangan vaksinasi COVID-19 di Papua, penyuntikan perdana dimulai oleh Pangdam Cenderawasih, Mayjen TNI Ignatius Yogo Triyono. Kemudian disusul Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Christian Sohilait, Kasdam Cenderawasih Brigjen TNI Bambang Trisnohadi, serta pejabat TNI Polri, dan relawan lainnya.

Salah seorang pers Jayapura, Diaz Suwandi, yang juga menjadi relawan mengaku sangat senang bisa terpilih menjadi relawan.

“Ia pun mengajak masyarakat untuk tak takut divaksin. Sebab hasilnya tak ada dampak negatif dan ternyata aman,” aku Diaz yang biasa dipanggil Cungkring.

The Papua Provincial Government officially announced the COVID-19 vaccination, in the yard of Jayapura Hospital, Friday (16/01/2021) morning.

The announcement involved representatives of public officials, religious leaders, indigenous leaders, community leaders, medical personnel and journalists.

Acting Regional Secretary of Papua Doren Wakerkwa urged the public not to be afraid to be vaccinated. Because the vaccine has been guaranteed by the Center for Drug and Food Control.

"People should not be afraid to be vaccinated. Officials are vaccinated, so do not believe the hoax news that scares you for vaccines. It's actually not a well educated society," he said.

Regional Military Commander of Cenderawasih, Maj. Gen. Ignatius Yogo Triyono TNI after being vaccinated, claimed to be fine and had no impact.

"Once in the usual vaccine, the effect is the same if injected with smallpox," he said.

He reminded the public not to be afraid of vaccines. Because the government program aims to break the chain of COVID-19 spread.

Thus, all people must get a vaccine, so that we become immune to the transmission of COVID-19.

"But that does not mean we are free to gather and not run health protocol.  It is fixed but with vaccinations at least we will be able to work more freely so that the economy will run," he explained.

The Regional Military Commander also on that occasion, advised the public not to trust hoaxes in social media related to vaccinations that they judged could lead to death.

"Do not believe the hoax in social media, believe the official government news, this vaccine is very useful to break the COVID chain," he concluded.

It is known that in the announcement of COVID-19 vaccination in Papua, the initial injection was started by Regional Military Commander of Cenderawasih, Maj. Gen. Ignatius Yogo Triyono. Then followed by the Head of the Education Department Christian Sohilait, Chief of Military Area Staff Division of Cenderawasih Brig. Gen. Bambang Trisnohadi, as well as officials of the Indonesian National Police, and other volunteers.

One of Jayapura press, Diaz Suwandi, who also volunteered said he was very happy to be selected as a volunteer.

"He also urged the public not to be afraid of being vaccinated. Because the result is no negative impact and it is safe," said Diaz, who is usually called Cungkring.