JAKARTA - COVID-19 Vaccination Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) Siti Nadia Tarmizi said the COVID-19 vaccination program will still be conducted during the day during Ramadan. Alternative nighttime injections will only be carried out under certain conditions.
"In the implementation of vaccination we will still do during the day, but as an alternative, because in the fatwa MUI has also mentioned that we must pay attention to health conditions," Nadia said, as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, April 13.
Nadia says vaccination does not have a direct impact on someone fasting. However, what should be of concern is the side effects that appear in some people.
As an alternative to that, COVID-19 vaccination can be done at night, the implementation of which must be scheduled by coordinating with the mosque administrators, Neighborhood Association (RT)/Community Association (RW), and local health centers. That alternative is one of the steps to speed up the vaccination process, especially for the elderly.
"Indeed the vaccination at night is in certain conditions. So we do not expect later vaccination at night that every day," added Nadia who also serves as Director of Direct Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (P2PML) Ministry of Health.
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In addition, during the month of Ramadan, there will be a reduction in the operating hours for vaccination, because there are health workers who also fast, want to follow the worship, and must maintain health when fasting.
In the same discussion, The Head of Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh stressed the importance of preparing infrastructure for vaccination during Ramadan.
He said the need for alternatives to some vaccination sites to avoid crowds and diversify time.
"The creative steps taken by us together, the endeavor to accelerate the target of the realization of herd immunity can be taken without having to be constrained by non-technical things," said Asrorun.
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