DKI Provincial Government Provides Paid Vaccine for Super Flu 

ILLUSTRATION/Residents exercise during the Motor Vehicle Free Day (HBKB) in the Bundara HI area, Jakarta, Sunday (4/1/2026) / ANTARA FOTO/ Bayu Pratama S/YU.

JAKARTA - The Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ani Ruspitawati, revealed that the DKI Provincial Government provides influenza vaccination services at regional general hospitals (RSUD) which can also be used to form immunity against the super flu disease which is currently being watched in various countries.

"Actually there is no special super flu vaccine but we do have influenza vaccine. But people can get this influenza vaccine at hospitals including our RSUD," said Ani at the Kebayoran Lama Health Center, Friday, January 9.

However, this vaccination facility is not run for free like during the COVID-19 pandemic because it is not a special government program. The DKI Provincial Government charges a fee for the injection of influenza and super flu vaccines.

"This influenza vaccine has been around for a long time and can be given but it is not a program vaccine. So it means it is not a program vaccine. Everyone can get it. But because it is not a program, there is still funding," said Ani.

Meanwhile, the Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung emphasized that there have been no patients or cases of super flu transmission in Jakarta. However, the DKI Provincial Government has prepared anticipatory steps related to the potential entry of super flu, even though no cases have been found in Jakarta.

Pramono said that the readiness was carried out as a preventive measure, given the dynamics of infectious diseases that can develop quickly. He emphasized that he had given direct instructions to the relevant ranks, especially the DKI Jakarta Health Service.

"It's better to prevent. So I have told the Head of the Office, for people who want to be vaccinated, you are welcome. There are indeed those who have to pay," said Pramono.

Pramono admitted that he had met with Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to discuss the issue of the super flu case. This discussion was carried out so that local governments could prepare efforts to prevent the infectious disease.

"Actually, this super flu is not like COVID and hopefully Jakarta will prepare for it if there are patients who are affected in Jakarta. Hopefully I myself hope there is none in Jakarta," he said.