The Case Of COVID-19 Kraken, Member Of The House Of Representatives From The PDIP Faction Reminds You Of The Second Booster

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Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives Rahmad Handoyo asked residents to immediately carry out a second booster vaccination, following the emergence of cases of the COVID-19 variant of Kraken in South Tangerang (Tangsel). According to him, this step is to prepare himself if this new variant virus spreads. "We are preparing to increase our immune system through vaccination, especially since the government has made it free and opened it. I think we welcome the second booster," Rahmad told reporters, Wednesday, February 1. The PDIP legislator for the Central Java electoral district also encourages residents to immediately go to health facilities and take part in the second booster vaccination. Moreover, for residents who have not been vaccinated with the first booster. "Remember, in the first booster it is not as expected, we are still chasing it so that with more people who are vaccinated, our group immunity will get better," said Rahmad., Rahmad urged the public not to panic by producing this Kraken variant. Because according to him, viral mutations are a natural thing. "We don't need to panic excessively. Even though we don't panic, we need to be vigilant, it means that we just follow what the government has to convey," he said. Previously, the Ministry of Health reported the findings of confirmed cases of the Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5 or Kraken in South Tangerang experienced by a resident who received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. "The patient has been vaccinated three times, with the third vaccine on February 12, 2022," said Head of the Communication and Public Service Bureau of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, quoted from ANTARA, Thursday, February 2. He said the patient was known to be a 47-year-old woman, who lives in Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten. According to Nadia, the patient was confirmed to have Kraken on January 31, 2023 based on the results of the PCR and Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) tests at the GSI Laboratory. Nadia added that the findings also increased the number of Kraken cases that were successfully detected in Indonesia to a total of two cases.