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Raffi Ahmad under fire for breaching COVID-19 protocols after vaccination
Hours after getting his first COVID-19 vaccine shot, photos of Raffi Ahmad attending a social gathering without wearing mask were circulating on social media.
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Raffi Ahmad (Tempo/Nurdiansah)
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elevision personality and actor Raffi Ahmad has come under fire for allegedly attending a social gathering without wearing a mask, mere hours after he received the government’s first COVID-19 vaccination alongside President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Images depicting the celebrity posing for a group photo alongside his wife Nagita Slavina and other notable figures, who included racer Sean Gelael, actor Gading Marten as well as former Jakarta governor and state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina president commissioner Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, have been circulating on social media platforms.
In the photos, they are seen committing apparent violations of the prevailing physical distancing and mask-wearing rules.
Manteb ya, Raffi Ahmad, teladan bagi jutaan khalayak yang dianggap bodoh oleh pemerintahnya 😌 pic.twitter.com/6hWvaBIDPU
— 👁️🗨️👁️🗨️ (@kopiganja) January 13, 2021
Many netizens were quick to point out what they perceived to be Raffi’s purported “betrayal” of the government’s trust, as he disregarded the health protocols the same day he was picked as the first member of the public to be inoculated against COVID-19.
Read also: President Jokowi gets first coronavirus jab
Meanwhile, several other celebrities also took to Twitter to criticize Raffi’s alleged disregard for health procedures.
