There Is No Scientific Relationship, RSPON Denies Tukul Arowana Brain Bleeding Due To AEFI COVID Vaccine

JAKARTA - The President Director of the National Brain Center Hospital (PON) Mursyid Bustami said the condition of Tukul Arowana who had a brain hemorrhage was not caused by a follow-up incident after the COVID-19 immunization (KIPI).

According to Mursyid, there is no medical correlation between cerebral hemorrhage stroke and COVID-19 vaccination.

"Moreover, it is mentioned that bleeding stroke is due to COVID-19 AEFI. Regardless of the vaccine brand, no one has said that there is a risk of bleeding stroke due to the vaccine. We need to clarify this. Scientifically it has nothing to do," said Mursyid at an online press conference, Antara, Friday, September 24.

AEFIs that usually occur due to vaccination include fever for a few days to pain at the injection site. "It's a normal effect. And it will wear off, it won't have any impact at all."

Meanwhile, regarding the news that vaccination increases blood viscosity so that it can cause blood vessels to burst, Mursyid denied it.

"We have never received a post-vaccination patient who had a stroke, from several reports we got from neuroscientist friends, there were also no patients who had a stroke after the vaccine," he explained.

Tukul Arwana is currently undergoing treatment at the PON Hospital, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta City due to a stroke due to a brain hemorrhage that he experienced some time ago.

There are a number of factors that can cause a person to experience a cerebral hemorrhage stroke, including those that can be controlled and those that cannot.

"What can be controlled is lifestyle, while what cannot be controlled is age or race, for example, the black race is much more at risk than the white race," explained Mursyid.

Blood vessels actually have a weak point that at certain times can increase. When there is a clot in the blood, the blood can leak out of the weak blood vessel and interfere with brain function.

"This type of brain bleeding stroke is only 20 percent compared to a stroke that is blocked by a blood vessel."

The public is asked to be able to recognize the signs of a stroke through the FAST method (face drooping, weak hands, difficulty speaking, call for help). The first sign that a person can be suspected of having a stroke is easily recognizable, namely the face looks drooping.

In this sign, a person's face will look asymmetrical. The second sign can be seen from the weakness of one side of the hand that occurs suddenly.

He explained that when a person is active, then one of the arms is difficult to move or unable to lift symmetrically, it can be suspected that the person is suspected of having a stroke.

The third sign, said Mursyid, is that people who have had a stroke tend to have difficulty speaking, speak unclearly or even become slurred (difficult to pronounce a word).

"Then, when he spoke, he might have a slurred speech, he couldn't even communicate well," he said.

He appealed to the public, if they have recognized the three signs, they must be immediately taken to the hospital so that stroke patients get optimal treatment in accordance with the patient's golden period (the best treatment time).

“So, if there is a stroke, go to the hospital immediately. Whatever, whenever, don't wait for something. Get to know the symptoms, if there is something like that, go to the hospital emergency room. The sooner it is handled, the better the results," he said.

Regarding the current condition of Tukul Arowana, the PON Hospital refused to provide a detailed explanation because it was related to the medical code of ethics. "Regarding the condition, please confirm with his family members," said dr. Murshid.