People with Disabilities Await Covid-19 Vaccination Plan
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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha
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Laila Afifa
Rabu, 24 Februari 2021 19:41 WIB
Social Minister Tri Rismaharini (left) observes the distribution of Cash Social Assistance (BST) at the Jebres Urban Village Office, Solo, Central Java, Friday, January 29, 2021. Menko PMK together with the Minister of Social Affairs during their visit in Solo reviewed a number of cash social assistance distributions and visited the Center for Social Rehabilitation Persons with Physical Disabilities (BBRSPDF) Prof. Soeharso. ANTARA FOTO / Mohammad Ayudha
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta -People with disabilities are prone to being exposed to coronavirus and should be prioritized by the government in the national Covid-19 vaccination program.
Head of the Health Ministry’s immunization sub-directorate, Asik Surya, asserted the importance of including everyone in the list of vaccine recipients. But it is hampered by the limited amount of vaccine supplies, which the government is still waiting on. One of the top priorities of vaccine recipients is the healthcare worker which is in the front line of the Covid-19 battle.
Surya said the Covid-19 vaccines are not able to be distributed evenly, moreover simultaneously, due to the limited supplies in its early production stage. But the health ministry highly encourages organizations representing disabled people to file an official request to have them included in the priority list.
Despite asserting the equal rights for the Indonesian population to receive Covid-19 shots, Surya is confident that a request coming from people with disabilities may get them to be included in the government’s priority list on vaccine recipients.
