Comparative Vaccination Service Management of COVID-19 in Central Sulawesi
1520 Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 2(1), Oct 2022
Management of COVID-19 Vaccination Services for Palu City Government
Planning
The Palu city government received 11 thousand doses of vaccine from PT Bio Farma
which was sent directly from Jakarta and arrived at Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Airport Palu on
January 5, 2021. The first priority to receive vaccinations were health workers, which totaled
22,116 people throughout Middle Sulawesi. While 70 percent is targeted from the existing
population (Susanto, 2021). Furthermore, on January 19, 2022, the COVID-19 vaccination for
children aged 6-11 years was simultaneously carried out by the Palu City Government in 14
working areas of the Puskesmas in Palu City (Reza, 2022). According to Mrs. Nirmawita (40)
as the Head of the Surveillance and Immunization Division of the Palu City Health Office said
that: “Initially, the vaccination given by the center did not match the target given to the
conditions in the field, so that data collection from below was started. Therefore, the center
reshuffled the initial target of vaccination, up to 265,462. Our stages are divided into 3 stages,
namely the first stage for health workers, the second stage for public servants such as the
TNI/POLRI and the elderly such as the elderly, then for the general public which is divided
into several groups namely adults, teenagers and finally children over 12 year." (Interview on
11 July 2022, 14:00-15:30 WITA)
Based on the fact that there was a change in the target for vaccination, the government
responded quickly through the health service, which then re-entered the data. The government
has also carried out planning related to the flow and mapping of vaccination targets that
prioritize health workers first (Ridwan, 2022).
As of September 13, 2022, data on the coverage of dose 1 vaccination has reached 280,463
people or (92.37%). The second dose of vaccination reached 216,745 people (71.39%)
(Ministry of Health, 2022b).
Organizing
In the vaccination service, the mayor of Palu acts as the head of the task force. The
secretariat and its secretary are at the BPBD (Regional Disaster Management Agency) Palu
City. The synergy of various parties in the implementation of vaccinations is carried out starting
from the Health side carrying out logistics and vaccination. The TNI/POLRI are working with
the village heads and sub-district heads in each region to invite the public to accept the COVID-
19 vaccine. The government has also opened a large number of vaccine outlets accompanied
by reliable medical personnel. According to Mrs. Nirmawita explained that:
“In vaccination services, all cross-sectors are involved, starting from health workers who
prepare logistics and vaccinators. TNI/POLRI as mass mobilizers usually work closely with
the sub-district head, village head, and OPD in each region. The age limit for vaccine recipients
is currently based on regulations from the central government, namely from the age of 12 years
and over to the elderly. (Interview on 11 July 2022, 14:00-15:30 WITA)
In order to prevent the spread of the corona virus, in addition to giving vaccinations,
socialization regarding Health protocols, making policies related to procedures for carrying out
activities during the pandemic (urging people to reduce mobility) outside the home are still
being carried out. Further information from Mr. Gayus Novanto Pakan (37) as Head of the
Disaster Prevention Section of BPBD Palu said that: "When the city of Palu was confirmed to
have COVID-19, the government moved very quickly. The first thing was to form a task force