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Introducing Superheroes, Withdraw Children's Interest in Undergoing Covid-19 Vaccination

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Two superheroes and a Traffic Police mascot accompany a female student who is vaccinating (Photo:Muh Hujaini / Ngopibareng.id)

NGOPIBARENG.ID – A breakthrough in the implementation of childhood vaccinations 6-11 year carried out by Polresta Banyuwangi. Polresta presents a superhero to accompany children during vaccinations. The superhero presented is Spiderman, Captain America and Batman. Besides that, there is also a traffic police mascot.

These superheroes are presented in the implementation of childhood vaccinations 6-11 year at Al Khairiyah Elementary School, Banyuwangi, Friday, 11 February 2022.

“This is one of the breakthroughs we have made to accelerate the achievement of childhood vaccinations 6-11 year,” explained the Banyuwangi Police Chief, Kombespol Nasrun Pasaribu.

Nasrun stated, there is a child's psychological influence on the situation around him. With the presence of superheroes in carrying out this child vaccination, At a minimum, it will provide a sense of comfort and pleasure for the children who will be vaccinated.

“The breakthrough that we are doing is so that children do not feel that they are going to be injected. Otherwise, he felt happy, so there is no burden at all when doing this vaccination,” strictly.

This stance proved to be quite effective. The children who underwent vaccination looked enthusiastic. They line up neatly to queue for vaccination. Some children even look impatient to get vaccinated. Because these superheroes sit with children who are vaccinated.

Even, after vaccination, several children and parents accompanying their children to vaccinate them had asked for a photo together with the two superheroes who these children really adore.

“Someone was crying, seeing a superhero doesn't cry. Some are afraid, seeing this makes me happy,” clear.

At the moment, according to Nasrun, childhood vaccination outcomes 6-11 years have reached numbers 87 percent for the first and second doses 26 percent.

“By the end of this month, we are targeting to have reached it 100 percent,” strictly.

One of the students who took the vaccination, Aqifa, claimed to be happy with the presence of a superhero. This third grade student admits that she is more enthusiastic about getting vaccinated after seeing a superhero.

“Nice, the vaccine is accompanied by a superhero,” he said with a happy tone.

Source : https://www.ngopibareng.id/read/hadirkan-superhero-tarik-minat-anak-jalani-vaksinasi-covid-19