UNAIR听NEWS 听, through its Directorate of Academic Affairs, held Covid-19 vaccination sessions at the Airlangga Convention Center Campus C on Saturday Sunday, July 24-25, 2021.听For two days, approximately six thousand doses of Sinovac vaccines will be given to achieve听herd immunity听in Indonesia.听The vaccination session was carried out in collaboration with UNAIR Hospital and UNAIR Alumni Association (IKA UA) by targeting students, alumni, administrative staff, and their families.
In the middle of the vaccination process, UNAIR Director of Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr.听Sukardiman, Apt., MS, explained that, in essence, the vaccination sessions were held in the context of accelerating the Indonesian Government檚 vaccination program.听In the context of education, Prof.听Sukardiman said that holding these vaccination sessions would make UNAIR ready to apply the听blended learning method听in the next odd semester.
淭his is an effort from UNAIR so that herd immunity can be achieved within UNAIR extended family. So the targets who get vaccine injections are not only students, but also lecturers, administrative staff, and members of IKA UA as a form of gratitude for supporting this activity, said the Professor of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Professor听Sukardiman also explained that approximately five hundred students from other universities registered in these vaccination sessions.听He means that this activity is not designed exclusively for UNAIR檚 extended family, but UNAIR also intends to achieve听herd immunity听in several universities in Surabaya.
The UNAIR Director of Academic Affairs also hoped that this mass vaccination event will not be the only session and will be held again in the future.听He added that听herd immunity is听impossible to achieve if it is only carried out once because the COVID-19 vaccination must be carried out at least twice.
淭herefore, in the next month, we will hold this mass vaccination program again.听For the next program, likely, we will also get offers for different vaccine brands and with even more doses, he explained.听淗opefully, it could realize听herd immunity听and lecture activities can be carried out using听blended learning, he concluded.
Author: Pradnya Wicaksana
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
