Journal of Universal Community Empowerment Provision
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Universal Community Empowerment Provision

The Importance of the Covid-19 Vaccination in Children Ages 6-11 Years at Primary School 4 Limboto Gorontalo Regency

Andi Akifa Sudirma (Nursing Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Dewi Modjo (Nursing Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Apr 2022

Abstract

Children aged 6 to 12 years are the age of children entering elementary school. Children are one of the age groups that are vulnerable to being infected with Covid-19, therefore, to break the chain of transmission of the Covid-19 virus, children must be equipped with the knowledge of how important it is to vaccinate against COVID-19. This is the goal of community service activities, namely to increase children's knowledge about the importance of vaccinating covid-19 and also being able to understand the impact of not vaccinating covid-19. The method used is education using Power Point, Banner and Leaflet. The results achieved with this activity, SDN 4 Limboto, were very supportive in carrying out this activity, a series of activities were carried out to achieve good results because 35 children participated in the counseling. Conclusion: in breaking the chain of transmission of covid-19, children must first be educated about the importance of vaccination and the impact of not vaccinating against covid-19. This also requires the role of the parents and also the school.

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jucep

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Environmental Science Social Sciences Other

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Journal of Universal Community Empowerment Provision (JUCEP) ISSN: 2776-1142 (online) ISSN: 2776-1134 (print) publishes all reports on the applying, practicing, and culturing of science and technology for the social welfare related to community empowerment ...