Affective Dimensions in Community Responses to the Free COVID-19 Vaccination Program and Its Relationship with Public Health in Sidoarjo Regency

The increasingly sloping development of COVID-19 cases cannot be separated from the COVID-19 Free Vaccination Program. The implementation of the vaccination program is oriented towards mass immunity against COVID-19. This is the link between the response and the public health aspect. This study discusses the community’s response to the affective dimension (awareness and expectation) about public health in 100 community respondents in Sidoarjo Regency. This research uses a quantitative method with a descriptive type. Several 100 samples were obtained from the formula for measuring samples developed by Slovin. The results showed that most of the respondents on the indicators of awareness and hope chose the “enough” answer. The rest answered, “poor.” Interestingly, none of the respondents in the two indicators answered “good.” Of course, this is a note for policymakers (government), especially in the free vaccine program, that must be evaluated and further improved to improve the effective response of the community.