77,760 First Phase Sinovac Vaccine For East Java Arrived In Surabaya, Distribution To BPOM Waiting Areas

SURABAYA - East Java Province received a synovac vaccine ration of 316,000. Of that total, 77,760 vaccines have arrived at the East Java Health Office (Dinkes) office in Surabaya.

"This is the first phase of delivery. But the policy is for all provinces to receive it. So there will be acceptance of stages one, two, and three," said Head of the East Java Health Office, Herlin Ferliana, Monday, January 4.

Herlin said he was surprised by the distribution of the first phase vaccine for East Java. This is because Herlin was only told H-2 before the vaccine was distributed. "So, I don't know when the next stage of vaccine distribution will be," he said.

Meanwhile, the distribution of vaccines to districts / cities in East Java, he continued, will only be carried out if the vaccine has received a recommendation from the Food and Drug Inspection Agency (BPOM), as well as further technical instructions from the Ministry of Health.

"We are still waiting for instructions from BPOM for vaccine use, so there is an official statement regarding the safety of this vaccine," he said.

As long as there is no instruction from BPOM and the Ministry of Health, the vaccine will be stored and maintained in a cold room at the East Java Health Office where the temperature is 2-3 degrees. "We have three rooms. We have arranged one room for the COVID-19 vaccine. We are able to enter 800 thousand (vaccines)," he said.