Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in West Papua, Indonesia

Comparison of Achievements in the Implementation of COVID-19 Vaccination in Five Provinces to Establish Herd Immunity in Indonesia in the Perspective of the New Public Service

This study aims to analyze the achievements of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in five provinces in Indonesia, North Maluku, West Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua. Furthermore, to establish herd immunity in the new normal perspective. Vaccination is important because it is an effective way to build immunity. This method uses qualitative research with a Qualitative Data Analysis Software (QDAS) approach. The source of data was obtained from the official website of the government, the ministry of health, in the category of areas with low vaccination achievement, and data were also obtained by capturing news in credible official media to find the cause of the low vaccination rate in the community. The data analyst uses NVivo12 software to code and visualizes data in graphs, images, and word clouds. The findings of this study indicate that in five provinces in Indonesia, North Maluku (68%), West Sulawesi (76%), Maluku (66%), West Papua (62%), and Papua (41%), the achievement of vaccination implementation is still relatively low. Due to doubts in the community about the status of the vaccine, information and communication education from the government have not been optimal; the environment and geography vary, so it becomes an obstacle in carrying out vaccination.

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Background: Indonesia started the COVID-19 vaccination program in January 2021. West Sumatra, Indonesia, as one of the epicentres of the spread of COVID-19, has also begun the vaccination program. However, the Government has conducted no vaccine acceptance survey in this area as done in several other Indonesia regions. Aim: This study aims to see an overview of the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Methods: A descriptive research with a survey method using a questionnaire instrument given directly to the people of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The total respondents in this study amounted to 390 people based on inclusion criteria, with the method of taking accidental sampling. Results: This study showed that 38.2% of respondents were willing to be vaccinated, 27.9% refused to be vaccinated, and 33.8% had not decided to accept or reject the vaccine. Most respondents refused the vaccine with fear of side effects 42.9% and were concerned about vaccine safety 33.9%. More than half of the respondents (51.0%) wanted to vaccinate at public health centre. As many as 85.4% of respondents wanted to get more information about the COVID-19 vaccine being developed. Online platforms, print and electronic media are sources of information with about 40.5%, followed by face-to-face communication with 36.0% and social media with 23.5%. Conclusion: The people of Padang who stated that they were willing to undergo the COVID-19 vaccine program had not yet reached half of the number of respondents studied. However, this number has the opportunity to increase based on the enthusiastic trend of people who want to get more information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Providing correct and precise information should encourage the general public to participate in vaccination.