Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia during an Inspection of Mass COVID-19 Vaccination at Sunda Kelapa Port, 10 June 2021, Jakarta

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

This afternoon, I visited to inspect the implementation of vaccination at Sunda Kelapa Port targeting port workers and  communities around Sunda Kelapa Port.

What is this vaccination for? It is conducted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 since the people here have a high level of interaction, including ship crew members and loading and unloading workers who directly interact with the crew members whose ships are from other islands. Through this vaccination, we hope that workers at Sunda Kelapa Port will be protected and we can curb the spread of COVID-19.

Today, approximately 1,000 people get vaccinated. We hope the vaccination will be rolled out continually to more vaccine recipients.

I think that concludes my remarks.

I thank you.

Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. (SA/LW)