Know Yourself Because There Are Side Effects Of Vaccines For People With Respiratory Allergies

North Sulawesi COVID-19 Handling Task Force Spokesperson, Dr Steaven Dandel MPH (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the North Sulawesi COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Dr. Steaven Dandel MPH, said people with respiratory allergies are at high risk of experiencing side effects of vaccine injections.

"If a talented person is allergic, the risk of side effects from vaccine injection is very high, such as anaphylactic shock," said Dr. Steaven in Manado, reported by Antara, Thursday, January 7.

People who have asthma, according to him, are the same as allergic people. "Allergy that we know is usually a manifestation on the skin, if asthma is a manifestation of allergies in the respiratory tract," he said.

As the Decree of the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health No 02.02 / 4/1/2021 concerning Technical Guidelines for the Implementation of Vaccinations in the Context of Handling COVID-19, describes at least 14 body conditions that cannot be given the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac, including asthma.

Doctor Steaven added, related to the vaccination process, for this first stage, two doses of Human Resources (HRK) will be given (day 0 and day 14).

"They will get a notification with a short message to go to the immunization site. So the schedule is determined by the system," he said.

The following 22,110 HRH in North Sulawesi are traced based on the number of HRH who will get vaccinated by district and city.

Manado City (6,497 people), Minahasa Regency (1,870 people), North Minahasa Regency (1,568 people), Tomohon City (1,539 people), Kotamobagu City (1,375 people).

Furthermore, Bitung City (1,309 people), Sangihe Islands Regency (1,227 people), South Minahasa Regency (1,166 people), Talaud Islands Regency (1,003 people),

Bolaang Mongondow Regency (974 people), North Bolaang Mongondow Regency (936 people), Bolaang Mongondow Selatan Regency (726 people), Southeast Minahasa Regency (715 people), Sitaro Islands Regency (702 people), East Bolaang Mongondow Regency (503 people) . *