PUBLICCOMMUNICATIONOFTHEINDONESIANGOVERNMENTONTHEPPKMPOLICY TO SUPPRESSTHESPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS

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.