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Promoting Indonesia’s ‘Red and White’ Vaccine

The issue of vaccine independence arose amid the ongoing tragedy in India, where a second, deadlier wave of COVID-29 has not only paralyzed the local health system but also frightened many other countries. Research for the production of a domestic vaccine, namely the Red and White vaccine, continues to progress. In a bid to smoothly get international recognition, efforts to develop a Red and White vaccine need to be immediately included in the World Health Organization website. Currently our vaccine candidate is not included in the list of 284 vaccine candidates there. The issue of vaccine independence arose amid the ongoing tragedy in India, where a second, deadlier wave of COVID-29 has not only paralyzed the local health system but also frightened many other countries.

Optimisme Menyambut Vaksin

Keberhasilan vaksinasi akan memompakan semangat dan optimisme kita. Sebelum vaksin disuntikkan, perlu dirapikan komunikasi pemerintah. Jelaskan sejujurnya tentang manfaat dan risikonya.   Tamu negara penting pun tak disambut pemberitaan seperti ini. Hampir semua stasiun televisi menyiarkan secara langsung kedatangan pesawat Garuda di Bandara Soekarno-Hatta yang membawa 1,2 juta dosis vaksin Covid-19 produk Sinovac, 6 Desember 2020. Video pesawat menurunkan kotak besar vaksin dari perut pesawat jadi viral di mana-mana. Kedatangan vaksin ini benar-benar diistimewakan pemerintah. Vaksin diharapkan bisa mengatasi lonjakan penularan yang sampai hari ini belum juga menurun, bahkan cenderung naik tajam. Sampai minggu kedua Desember, pertambahan angka positif rata-rata di atas 5.000 kasus per hari, dengan pertambahan kematian sekitar 150 per hari.