Ministry Of Health Suggests Postponing Pregnancy For Those Who Want To Receive The COVID-19 Vaccine

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) Siti Nadia Tarmizi said that the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women will be postponed. The Ministry of Health asked the public, especially women to postpone pregnancy.

"Vaccination for pregnant women is still postponed. So if you want to get vaccinated, of course, you have to postpone the pregnancy", said Nadia in an online press conference, Monday, February 15.

Meanwhile, breastfeeding mothers, she continued, are allowed to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Nadia also stated that there is no limit to mothers who have given birth and breastfeeding when is the right time to receive the vaccine.

"Well, vaccination is allowed for breastfeeding mothers. So there are no criteria for how long they have been breastfeeding, but once she has given birth and then starts breastfeeding, she is eligible to be vaccinated", he said.

As previously reported, the Ministry of Health had stated that COVID-19 vaccine survivors could receive vaccinations after three months of being declared cured of the virus. This is because within three months the survivor still has antibody immunity.

However, they are not yet included in the target priority vaccine recipients. Although, they are health workers and public service workers who receive vaccines in the first and second stages.

The government is targeting 181.5 million vaccine targets. They are people aged 18 years and over. Vaccine recipients receive twice the injection dose.

In the first stage, the vaccine is intended for 1.5 health workers. Then, in the second stage, COVID-19 vaccination is for the elderly and public service workers. The target is 21.5 million elderly and 16.9 million public workers. This program lasts until May.

They are market traders, educators, religious leaders and counselors, representatives of the people, officials, government, civil servants, the National Army and Police Force, tourism officers, public services, public transportation workers, athletes, and media workers.

Furthermore, vaccination will be carried out for 63.9 million vulnerable people or people living in areas with a high risk of infection. Then, other communities as many as 77.7 million people. This program will be conducted from April 2021 to March 2022.