Widyatama University (UTama), the No. 1 private university in Bandung according to Webometrics, held a mass second dose vaccination event for students, lecturers, employees, and residents around the UTama Campus located at Jalan Cikutra No. 204-A, Kelurahan Sukapada, Kecamatan Cibeunying Kidul, on Tuesday (24/8/2021).
The event was held at the Multipurpose Building (GSG) on the UTama campus. The first dose of the vaccine was administered at the same location on July 27, 2021.
Dr. R. Ratna Komala Putri, S.E., M.S., Head of the Research and Community Service Institute (LP2M) at UTama, stated that the vaccination activity was coordinated by LP2M.
Approximately 1,300 people participated in the event.
“Our target is to vaccinate around 50,000 people. To date, around 10,000 people have been vaccinated through the UTama PKM activity. We are working together with various parties. The goal is none other than to build herd immunity and support the government’s program,” said Ratna at the vaccination site on Tuesday (8/24/2021).
The activity was made possible by UTama Campus collaborated with various parties, such as the Health Office, the Chinese Community Care Group, the Musyawarah Kekeluargaan Gotong Royong (MKGR) organization, the Golkar Party’s craft organization, the Indonesian National Police, the Bandung Police Headquarters, the Cibeunying Kidul Police Station, the Sukapada Village Office, the Pasirlayung Community Health Center, the doctors’ association, and others.
Meanwhile, Pipin Sukandi, Head of Student Affairs at UTama, added at the same location that the mass vaccination program was also part of preparations for the implementation of face-to-face lectures.
“The Minister of Education and Culture has indicated that face-to-face lectures will resume around September. That is why we have been preparing for the possibility of face-to-face activities for a long time. Students have been vaccinated, and lecturers have also been vaccinated,” said Pipin.
“Therefore, hopefully, this activity can support the Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (Freedom of Learning-Independent Campus) program and face-to-face activities,” he added.
He also explained that continuous mass vaccination for students, lecturers, and residents could help the government resolve the COVID-19 situation, which is improving day by day.
Pipin added that UTama would continue to conduct mass vaccination on campus.
Salsabila Vania, one of the UTama students who participated in the second dose of vaccination, hopes that after the second dose of Sinovac, there will be no further vaccinations.
Pipin Sukandi, S.E., M.M., Head of Student Affairs at UTama
When asked if there was any coercion to get vaccinated, according to Vania, even though she was afraid of injections, she took the initiative to get vaccinated herself.
After being vaccinated, she did not experience any significant side effects.
“Vania also really wants in-person classes to resume soon, as she has grown tired of online classes over the past year and a half. Her best hope is that this will help reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia,” said Vania.
(Source: majalahsora.com)
