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Indonesian Migrant Workers in Hong Kong Have No Complaints After Covid-19 Vaccine

DDHK.ORG - An Indonesian migrant worker (PMI) at Hong Kong named Sukarti, received an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday, March 20, 2021. PMI from Malang, East Java, admitted that he did not feel anything after being injected with the vaccine in the Tseung Kwan O area, the area where he worked.

"Alhamdulillah, I just got a shot of the vaccine. After the injection, they were told to rest for 30 minutes, ”said Sukarti on the WhatsApp group for the DDHK Volunteer Team.

The employer who accompanied her got the injection asking Sukarti to get plenty of rest and forbid her from doing hard work and activities. A woman who is also a member of the Volunteer Team Dompet Dhuafa Hong Kong This is also required by the employer to drink lots of water.

"This is just the first injection. Within a month, on April 17, there will be another injection, the second injection, "said Sukarti.

Advance Booking

Assisted by her employer, Sukarti ordered an online vaccine injection schedule on March 15th. Then the employer chose the time for March 20 and April 17.

"After booking, later we are asked to choose the time. Then, we will get an SMS. When I was about to get an injection, I was asked to remove the HKID and show the SMS, ”he said.

He was also asked which country he came from. After the answer, Sukarti was given a guidebook in Indonesian.

Sukarti was also asked about what medicine she took in the past 1 month, what kind of illness, and whether she had any allergy shots. He was also told that sometimes the injection of the vaccine had the effect of burning. "Alhamdulillah, I don't feel any complaints," he said.

As previously reported by ddhk.org, on March 15, 2021, the Hong Kong Government announced that domestic workers in the Land of Concrete could register for Covid-19 vaccinations. This vaccine is provided free of charge.

The Hong Kong government also announced that as of March 21, 2021, some 354.400 people in the country had received the first injection of a vaccine to fight the spread. Covid-19. Injections are given free of charge, under the Vaccination Program launched by the government. [DDHK News]

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