Citizens Stories Recipients of Mutual Royong Vaccination, Difficult Access Booster until Denied Government Fas
KOMPAS.COM – At a time when the majority of Indonesian people can already easy and free access to the third dose (booster) vaccine, a number of participants in the Mutual Cooperation Vaccination program have difficulties get it.
They admitted that they regretted joining the program initiated by the entrepreneurs on the pretext of speeding up the vaccination program.
Several workers told BBC News Indonesia about how difficult it is for them to access booster vaccines. Starting from being rejected when it comes to organized free vaccination facilities the government was offered to buy a vaccine.
Spokesperson for PT Bio Farma, Bambang Heriyanto, claimed the vaccine stock the booster provided for the Mutual Cooperation Vaccination is actually sufficient.
Mutual Cooperation Vaccination
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Healths vaccination spokesperson, Siti Nadia Tarmizi said he would wait for Sinopharms vaccine administrator to synergize in responding to the third dose for vaccination participants Mutual cooperation.
Karabuts real name gets the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine and secondly in June and July 2021 through the Mutual Vaccination program Royong initiated by the company where he worked at that time.
At that time, the government was still prioritizing access to vaccines for health workers, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups. Because of After that, Kara decided to join the vaccination program that was held by the company.
At that time I his field quite involved with a lot people, so I felt the need for a vaccine immediately, I finally went, said 27-year-old woman who at that time worked in a company automotive in Bekasi, West Java.
STILL THERE
At the end of 2021, Kara resigned and moved offices to the region Jakarta. This makes him no longer able to follow the program vaccinations held by the previous office.
After the third or booster vaccination program starts to be implemented by the government and the public can easily access it, Kara started looking for information.
In early April, Kara visited a number of free vaccination sites held by the government.
I always get rejected because they say, This is a vaccine Sinopharm, Mutual Cooperation Vaccines, we dont accept because of Vaccines Mutual cooperation is paid and the booster vaccine must also be Sinopharm, Kara recalls imitating the officers words to her.
So far, the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) and the Ministry of Health has just allowed Sinopharm primary vaccine recipients to get a booster of the same type.
Due to repeated rejections, Kara also received related information a clinic in South Jakarta that provides booster vaccination with a minimum order of two doses.
However, Kara has to pay Rp. 300,000 per dose.
Similar complaints have also surfaced on social media. A number of people shared screenshot showing that to get booster Sinopharm they have to pay Rp 265,000 to Rp 1 million.
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For me, its quite burdensome, because others can get the vaccine like Pfizer and Moderna for free, but we have to pay Rp. 300,000, he said.
Kara didnt even get a booster until BBC Indonesia interviewed him last week.
Honestly, I regret participating in the Mutual Cooperation Vaccination because it turns out to be two until three months later many vaccines such as Sinovac, Moderna, Pfizer is provided free of charge to the public. If I dont come Sinopharm vaccine (Gotong Royong), and join them (government program) its also easy access, not as difficult as previously imagined, he said.
