Viral Bedouin Children Are Immune To COVID Vaccine Syringes Denied, Ati Pramuji: Not Done Banten Health Office Team

BANTEN - The Banten Province Health Service (Dinkes) spoke up after a video of an elementary school child who was immune to the COVID-19 vaccination syringe went viral.

The video uploaded by the @alfajri221810 account, Saturday, March 5, claims the child is from the Bedouin tribe, Banten. The narration is like this,

"Banten Provincial Health Office has difficulty injecting vaccines to Outer Baduy Tribe children because many children are provided with immune knowledge by their parents," the account wrote, reported by VOI, Sunday, March 6.

This video was also shared by the Twitter account of a music group from Jatinangor, The Panturas. They wrote down the word "Busoshoku Haki" accompanied by a thumbs up emoticon.

The Banten provincial health office has difficulty injecting vaccines to children from the Baduy tribe outside because many children are provided with immune knowledge by their parents pic.twitter.com/hN08LuHYlM

— AL (@alfajri221810) March 5, 2022

Head of Banten Health Office Ati Pramuji said the vaccination was not carried out in their area. Currently, the Banten Health Office has not yet stepped in to help vaccinate children aged 6-12 years.

"What is certain is that this is not done by the Banten Provincial Health Office team, because we haven't gone down to help districts/cities vaccinate children aged 6-12 years," Ati told VOI.

The Banten Health Office has coordinated with the Head of the Lebak Health Office regarding the vaccination of school children claimed by Bedouin residents, Lebak Regency. It is known that no vaccination activities have been carried out by the Lebak Health Office or health centers in Bedouin.

"We are still exploring the puskesmas around Baduy," he said.

Many netizens responded to this video. They seemed amazed by the events that occurred in the video. "It's like Superman just being cut and even bent," wrote the account @Akhl****

However, there are Twitter users who doubt that the child is from the Baduy Tribe. According to him, Baduy children, both outside and inside, are not allowed to go to school.

"Is that really the Baduy tribe?" Twitter account @IbnuS****.

"As far as I know the Baduy, outside or inside, they can't go to school, but why are they wearing uniforms. Oh, Twitter, oh Twitter," chirped @Hensshin.