Edukasi Pentingnya Vaksin Covid-19 Di Masa Pandemi Pada Masyarakat di Kelurahan Baruga dan Watubangga Kota Kendari

Abstract

Covid-19 is still a public health problem in the world, causing more than five million deaths. Indonesia is

one of the countries that has quite a large number of Covid-19 cases, namely more than four million confirmed cases

with one hundred and four thousand deaths. One of the efforts that have been made by the government in the

context of preventing and controlling the disease is vaccination. However, even though the program is very good, not

all people have accepted the COVID-19 vaccination program. This situation was also experienced at partner locations

where in the preliminary survey, the results obtained were that public knowledge and awareness of the COVID-19

vaccine was still low. The participants were 50 posyandu cadres consisting of 25 people from Baruga Village and 25

people from Watubangga. The dedication method used is a lecture that begins with a pre-test, then counseling is

carried out and ends with an evaluation using a post-test. The results of the evaluation showed an increase in

knowledge after education about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine was carried out. The community and the head

of the village agreed to help the government increase the coverage of the vaccine, which will start from the

posyandu they have fostered.