Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona

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Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona

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Kamis, 08 Jul 2021 20:05 WIB

Kashmir - Para petugas kesehatan melakukan vaksinasi hingga ke pedalaman Himalaya. Tantangannya bukanlah medan yang berbahaya, namun membujuk warga untuk mau divaksin.

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Seorang petugas kesehatan Nazir Ahmed membawa vaksin ke wilayah pedalaman Himalaya untuk memvaksinasi para gembala nomaden di Tosamaidan, barat daya Srinagar, Kashmir.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Para petugas kesehatan telah berjalan jauh melalui padang rumput Himayala untuk memvaksinasi para pengembala nomaden disana.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Menurut para nakes tantangannya bukanlah medan yang berbahaya, namun membujuk orang-orang tersebut untuk mau divaksinasi.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Pasalnya para penduduk dan pengembara di pedalaman Himalaya kerap menelan mentah-mentah rumor mengenai vaksin COVID-19.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Sejumlah isu pun beredar seperti vaksin menyebabkan impotensi, efek samping serius, hingga dapat menyebabkan kematian.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Banyak warga lainnya di pedalaman Himalaya juga meyakini mereka memiliki imunitas yang kuat untuk melawan virus Corona.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Di sisi lain, ada pula warga yang ingin divaksin namun tidak memiliki akses.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Salah seorang warga bahkan takjub melihat para tim medis melakukan perjalanan panjang hingga ke pedalaman Himalaya demi memberikan vaksin kepada mereka.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Sayangnya, tidak banyak warga pedalaman yang berpendapat demikian. Salah seorang nakes mengatakan bahwa banyak teman-teman medisnya diserang karena warga menolak divaksin.  

Masrat Farid, a healthcare worker, prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to Rubia Begum inside a hut during a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on June 22, 2021. Farid has traveled long distances to vaccinate mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Her challenge has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. “Everywhere we go it seems rumors reach earlier than we do, and it makes our job difficult,” Farid said recently during a vaccination campaign at a high altitude meadow. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Hingga kini, para nakes tersebut baru dapat memvaksinasi sekitar 850 warga di pedalaman Himalaya.  

Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
Semangat Nakes Ajak Warga di Pedalaman Himalaya Vaksinasi Corona
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