Risma Wiwita

Work place: STKIP Pesisir Selatan, Pesisir Selatan, 25666, West Sumatra, Indonesia

E-mail: rismawiwita15@gmail.com

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Biography

Risma Wiwita, born in Solok on March 03, 1980, Alumnus of Bachelor of Industrial Technology Bung Hatta University (2004), Alumnus of Master of Education in Computer Informatics Engineering Padang State University (2016), has taught SMK Muhammadiyah 01 Padang (2006-2017), taught SMK Professional Padang (2009-2016), taught DM Triguna Padang High School (2017-Present), taught at STKIP Pesisir Selatan (2017-Present) as a Permanent Lecturer. Some of the written works include: (1). "Application of project-based learning tools in operating system training courses in the TKJ department": Journal of school leadership and management vol.4 no.2 September 2019 (page 149-148)," (2). "Workshop on Learning Tools as an effort to improve the quality of Education / Training on Learning Implementation Plans (RPP) at SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Padang": Community Service (2019). The author can be contacted at: rismawiwita15@gmail.com.

Author Articles
Learning and Vaccination for Primary School-Age Children during the Covid 19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Padang City

By Revi Handayani Risma Wiwita

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijeme.2023.05.05, Pub. Date: 8 Oct. 2023

This research was conducted to explain that long before the Covid 19 outbreak hit. There has been a deadly plague that has long affected human life at large. Anticipatory actions of the Dutch Colonial government were carried out intensively to inhibit the rate of spread of plagues at that time such as cholera, malaria, and smallpox. The influenza and bubonic plague epidemics of 1918 and 1911 threatened successively and smallpox emerged at the same time, hampering the pace of life in all fields. Moving on from this time, the Covid 19 outbreak has affected all fields including education. So far, when face-to-face began to be done again after a long time online, here a polemic emerged. Vaccination for children aged 6-11 years at primary school age. In field research, there are several obstacles experienced. Based on the results of interviews conducted in this study, most respondents were afraid of vaccines when administered to their elementary school-age children. Fear of risks such as hoaxes circulating on social media. Based on the results of the research conducted, in general, the people of Padang City are not entirely aware of the Covid-19 vaccination policy for elementary school-age children (6-11 years) because for them this is very risky because not all children in their bodies can receive vaccines. The research implementation procedure. This research uses the historical method (heuristics, criticism, interpretation, historiography). The purpose of the historical method is used starting with the collection of sources: first, literature and document studies, and field studies through in-depth interviews with several parents of students, teachers, such as elementary school residents in Padang City. Second, criticizing the sources obtained, Third, analyzing the relationship between the facts found, and finally the fourth is writing the findings. The purpose of this research to be achieved is to be able to explain the implications that the covid 19 outbreak has a lot of impact when it is required to vaccinate as a condition for face-to-face learning to be carried out again.

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