Vaccination Delays In The Last 7 Weeks, Ministry Of Health: Delays Due To Certain Brands

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Vaccination Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said the decline in vaccination rates in the last seven weeks was triggered by the attitude of some people and local governments who were picky about vaccine brands.

"So delaying the vaccine because of a certain brand," he said, confirmed in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, November 18.

He said one of the things that caused some people to choose vaccine brands was because they were influenced by hoaxes.

"But there are also those who have not received information because it is rural," he said.

The local government is picky about vaccine brands, said Nadia, for fear of not getting the target.

His party is still waiting for the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine for the second dose from the manufacturer.

According to Nadia, the solution to increase the rate of COVIS-19 vaccination is to provide education that the best vaccine is currently available. The public is advised to be vaccinated immediately so that they can quickly achieve communal immunity and turn the pandemic into an endemic.

In addition, the Ministry of Health has begun to target urban, rural, or remote areas in vaccination.

"And of course it is difficult to access transportation with also limited human resources," he said.

According to Nadia, the public also needs to be careful in consuming medicines used to treat COVID-19 and not be easily influenced by the promotion of medicinal products, traditional medicines, and health supplements with claims that they can prevent or treat COVID-19.