COVID-19 Task Force: There Is No Certainty About How Long The Immunity Of The COVID-19 Vaccine Is In The Body

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, said that no party has yet confirmed how long it will take for the immune system to get rid of the coronavirus.

Because, there is research that people who have previously been infected with COVID-19 and have recovered, it is possible that their antibodies or immunity will not last long. In fact, it is possible that they will be reinfected.

"Vaccine development is also underway, until now there has been no result that says this vaccine will provide protection or immunity for how long," Wiku said in a live broadcast on Youtube of the Presidential Secretariat, Tuesday, September 1.

Of course, said Wiku, vaccines are not the only protection for people to be able to carry out activities socially and economically safely.

"For that, the first protection is prevention. The most important way of prevention is to implement health protocols and this is done collectively throughout Indonesian society," said Wiku.

Wiku continued, currently all vaccines are undergoing clinical trials in various countries, including Indonesia. While waiting for vaccine availability, health protocols must be followed.

"We must work together to ensure that behavior change must be carried out without waiting for the vaccine to be available. However, the government is still striving for vaccines in order to protect the community," he said.