Ministry Of Health: Empty Vaccine Injection In Pluit Due To Vaccination Negligence

Screenshot of a vaccinator in Pluit, North Jakarta, allegedly injecting a blank vaccine into a young man, Friday, August 6. (Photo: Andi Firdaus/Antara).

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Vaccination of the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the alleged COVID-19 vaccination incident using an empty syringe in Pluit, North Jakarta, Friday, August 6, occurred due to the negligence of the vaccinator. vaccine," said Siti Nadia Tarmizi when confirmed in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Monday, August 9 night. Nadia said the vaccinator was known to work as a nurse at Graha Kedoya Hospital, North Jakarta.

The incident, said Nadia, is being investigated by the local Sector Police (Polsek) personnel to obtain information from a number of related parties. "Currently the police are investigating," he said. Regarding this incident, said Nadia, the Ministry of Health together with the DKI Jakarta Health Service have cut off cooperation with the vaccinator. should monitor this more," he said. Previously, a video showing a man receiving a COVID-19 vaccine from an empty syringe went viral on social media. The 15-second video showed the "plunger" part or the piston pump component in the syringe. at zero indicator with no liquid in the tube.