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The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus since the beginning of 2020, has changed people’s way of life and claimed the lives of thousands of victims around the world, including Indonesia. Based on the official website of Indonesia's Covid-19 Task Force, up till January 15, 2021, as many as 882,418 people have tested positive, 718,696 people have been declared cured, and 25,484 people have died due to Covid-19. As a result of its rapid spread, the Indonesian government took actions to prevent its spread by implementing various regulations, such as health protocols, physical distancing, work from home (WFH), large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), rapid tests,  public  activity restriction enforcement   (PKKM),  as well as vaccination. In an effort to break the chain of spreading Covid-19, public awareness of complying with health protocols was a major factor, prior to the Covid-19 vaccine. However, if there is no public awareness to comply with the regulations that have been imposed by th

Throughout almost a year, the country has been battling with COVID-19 and we finally came to a phase where vaccines are already produced and tested. The vaccination step hopefully will minimize the increasing number of infected cases across the country. Corona vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech has received Halal certification from MUI and BPOM’s EUA, make it to be approved in Indonesia. The first stage of vaccination has been set from 13 January, where the President, Joko Widodo as the first person to be injected with Sinovac vaccine. However, with the promising result coming from Sinovac vaccine, 78% efficacy tested in Brazil, 91% in Turkey, citizens shouldn’t neglect the urgency of applying health protocol as if the vaccine could be a defense of human body from the disease. Furthermore the Sinovac vaccine that Indonesia bought has 65% efficacy which means from 100 people vaccinated, there are still 35 people would likely to get infected. The government instead should be

People are now aware of not only physical health but also the mental well-being of oneself. However, there are misconceptions, misunderstood, and misused of the words ‘mental health’. The media created an image that having a mental illness is cool and edgy, while it is completely different. Romanticization, an act that makes something look attractive and appealing where the reality is the exact opposite, should be stopped. Romanticization mental illness will not bring us anywhere. It only brings harm to everyone, whether having a mental disorder or not. Romaticization can mislead people to take incorrect action. An example of the romanticization of mental illness by media is the Netflix series entitled “Thirteen Reasons Why”. The story is about a character who suffered from depression and decided to commit suicide. The series may give an idea that the only solution and prevent people to seek help from others. Even a study said that suicide rates among teenagers in the US have found a 2