The Visit of the Minister of Health in the Context of Mass Vaccination for Covid-19 for the Elderly

Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Ir Budi Gunadi Sadikin CHFC, CLU in a press conference said: The Covid-19 pandemic took a long time to eliminate it, therefore this vaccination program for the elderly is a priority.

This pandemic cannot disappear in six months or a year, but with a change in behavior from all of us, it can reduce the rate of transmission by implementing health protocols.

Chancellor of the University of Sam Ratulangi Prof. Dr. Ir. Ellen Joan Kumaat M.Sc DEA in her speech said: Today there is a mass vaccine activity at the Sam Ratulangi University Auditorium and this is the third mass vaccination held at UNSRAT.

The Chancellor hopes that in the near future all UNSRAT lecturers can be vaccinated because we have to continue to face many students who have to study offline.

The Chancellor also hopes that this collaboration will continue with the Ministry of Health, in this case the Prof. Central General Hospital. RD Kandou.

Accompanying the Minister of Health were the Chair of Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Mrs. Felly Runtuwene SE and the Acting Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) dr. Maxi Rondonuwu.