Suppressing The Spread Of Monkeypox, The Government Will Vaccinate Same-sex Male Turtles

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JAKARTA - Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health Maxi Rein Rondonuwu said the government would vaccinate to suppress the spread of monkeypox or monkeypox in Jakarta.

Maxi said that monkeypox vaccination targets the most risky population, especially men who have had or had the same-sex orientation.

"The criterion of Monkeypox vaccine recipients is a man who in the last 2 weeks has had sex at risk with the same sex as or without ODHIV status," Maxi said in his statement, Monday, October 23.

Monkeypox vaccination is planned to be carried out starting on October 24, 2023, with a target number of around 447 people.

Vaccination will be held at designated health care facilities, namely Carlo clinics and health centers located in South Jakarta, Central Jakarta, East Jakarta and West Jakarta.

Maxi said this vaccine was given in 2 doses with an interval of 4 weeks. The type of monkeypox vaccine to be used is an imported vaccine produced by Bavarian Nordic, Denmark with a JYNNEOS trademark of single-dose packaging.

Our monkeypox vaccine stock is safe. Currently, 991 vials of the monkeypox vaccine have been distributed to the DKI Jakarta Health Office to meet the needs of the monkeypox vaccination program which will begin this October, "explained Maxi.

Currently, there are 7 active cases of monkeypox and 1 case that was detected in August 2022 in Jakarta.

The details are 1 case from Jatinegara, Mampang 1 case, Kebayoran Lama 1 case, Setiabudi 2 cases, Grogol Petamburan 1 case, and Kembangan 1 case.

All confirmed monkeypox patients in Jakarta are men of productive age. The majority or about 71 percent are men aged 25-29 years, while 29 percent of them are men aged 30-39 years.

From the search results, it is known that 6 monkeypox patients are also people with HIV (ODHIV), and have bisexual orientation.

The symptoms seen in the seven active cases of monkeypox are the emergence of lesions and red rashes, and followed by fever, enlargement of lymph nodes, sore sore throat, myalgia, rash, and difficulty swallowing.

Currently, all patients are undergoing intensive care in isolation rooms in a number of hospitals in Jakarta. Treatment will be carried out until the wound drys out perfectly.