Open AccessPUBLICCOMMUNICATIONOFTHEINDONESIANGOVERNMENTONTHEPPKMPOLICY TO SUPPRESSTHESPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS
Author(s) -
S. Syarifuddin,
Susan Yulistiani,
Rani Sorayya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13243
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , public health , government (linguistics) , enforcement , vaccination , qualitative research , business , public relations , virology , political science , medicine , nursing , sociology , law , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , social science , linguistics , philosophy , outbreak , pathology
IndonesiangovernmenthasdeclaredCoronavirusDiseasepandemic2019(COVID-19)as a non-natural disaster. Until 2021, the pandemic still hits Indonesia and is required furtherhandling, especially by actively encouraging the enforcement of health protocols such as thepolicyofimplementingrestrictionsoncommunityactivities(PPKM)tosuppressthespreadofCOVID19inIndonesia.Forthisreason,publiccommunicationiscrucialtoconveyinformation, also to educate and to persuade public to comply with health protocols and bewilling to be vaccinated. The purpose of this study is to determine public communicationrelated to COVID-19 vaccination. The method used in this research is qualitative-descriptiveapproach. The results of this study is that government needs to quickly change the existingcommunication approach. Firstly, central and local governments need to coordinate well toformulateanintegratedmessagetoconveytopublic.Secondly,thegovernmentneedstocarryoutcontinuedandintegratedcommunication.
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