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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The government will implement a priority scale for the massive immunization of the Covid-19 vaccine that will begin at the beginning of next year, or even earlier in December 2020. The first to receive the vaccine are the 1.5 million doctors, nurses , midwives and other healthcare workers who will provide vaccines to the public.
The chairman of the Committee for the Management of Covid-19 and Economic Recovery, Erick Thohir, said that these health workers are at the forefront of managing Covid-19 and have the highest risk of being exposed because they have to interact directly with community.
This 1.5 million also have to be vaccinated first, inject first because he is a hero. So if the raw materials can be produced, this will be a priority scale based on real data for who will get vaccinated first as doctors and nurses who are at the forefront, let alone those who will be vaccinated, “Erick said at a conference. press release on Thursday (3/9/2020).
He said the figure was obtained based on reports from associations such as the Indonesian Physicians Association (IDI) and the Indonesian National Nurses Association (PPNI) that have been consolidated and will be implemented in the vaccination program next year.
Not just seniority, Erick said, 1.5 million healthcare workers will also receive free vaccines from the government. This is in line with the government’s program for BPJS Health Contribution Aid (PBI) recipients, numbering 93 million people.
In line with that, PPNI president Harif Fadhillah revealed that this vaccine mitigation should be carried out as soon as possible because these healthcare workers are the part most at risk. Although vaccination will be carried out in stages, the association will consolidate this.
President of PB IDI, dr. Daeng M. Faqih said that the vaccination process must be carried out within six months at the latest and carried out simultaneously by all Indonesians. The reason is that the duration of this vaccine can only last from 6 months to 2 years.
“We suggest that vaccines work together. In fact, there is something that needs to be assisted and independent. Why work together because this vaccine has the power to protect it, there is a limit of 6 months to protect itself, so vaccination with high hopes that the Covid yield must be simultaneous, if possible. ” the required 6-month period must be completed and carried out simultaneously, ”Daeng said on the same occasion.
(Roy / Roy)
