We did not use the collective immunity strategy to face Covid-19

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Government spokesman for the management of Covid-19 Achmad Yurianto said that the government did not use the strategy group immunity (community immunity) to cope with the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia.

“The question is whether we use it. The answer is no,” Yuri said when Kompas.com confirmed on Wednesday (05/13/2020).

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When it was said again whether the strategy will be used in the long term, Yuri also said no.

“No, no (it will not be used in the future),” added Yuri.

Previously, the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy had mentioned collective immunity.

In a webinar on May 7, 2020, Muhadjir argued that Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) were in the middle, among the extreme options. emergency shutdown and group immunity.

“The choice can be flexible, getting closer emergency shutdown or getting closer group immunity“said Muhadjir (Kompas, May 10, 2020).

Group immunity It is a condition when most human groups or populations are immune to a disease because they have been exposed to and recovered from the disease.

Although considered to be capable of inhibiting the spread of the virus, this strategy can affect large numbers of victims.

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However, epidemiologists at the University of Indonesia, Pandu Riono, hope that the government will not use the strategy. group immunity this.