Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's Order For BKKBN: Push For COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant Women

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin ordered the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) to encourage the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant and lactating women.

Moreover, the government is currently promoting the provision of vaccines as a step to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

"I hope that the BKKBN as the agency that handles exits can continue to encourage vaccination for pregnant and lactating women," said Ma'ruf when opening the National Coordination Meeting on Stunting Reduction in 2021: Moving Together to Accelerate Stunting Reduction which was broadcasted online, Monday, August 23.

He warned that the COVID-19 pandemic would still occur. Thus, the administration of this vaccine must be carried out on a massive scale, including pregnant and lactating women.

Furthermore, Ma'ruf said that the pandemic that had been going on since March 2020 had a tremendous impact on people's lives, both social and economic aspects.

However, he said that the change did not mean that it could not be passed because, on the contrary, the pandemic actually required all parties to remain resilient. The former PBNU Rais Aam also emphasized that the government had made maximum efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. "As a nation, we are struggling to face the test," said Ma'ruf.

"The government is working earnestly to control the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from calling for and enforcing the implementation of 3M, increasing tracing, testing, and treatment or 3T, as well as accelerating the implementation of vaccinations," he concluded.