The IndoVac Vaccine Has Been Chosen By The Ministry Of Health To Become A Second Dose Booster Vaccine, The Public Asked To Follow Jokowi

YOGYAKARTA - President Joko Widodo underwent the second dose of COVID-19 booster vaccination at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Thursday (11/24) morning at 08.11 WIB. The type of vaccine received by President Jokowi is the IndoVac vaccine for the elderly.

Bey Machmudin, Deputy for Protocol, Press, and Media of the Presidential Secretariat, said that the second booster vaccine injection received by President Joko Widodo was in accordance with the recommendation of the Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

There were a number of officials who were also present at the vaccination activity, including Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of PUPR, and Pratikno, Minister of State Secretary.

Jokowi Invites the Community to Make Booster Vaccinations

In this activity, President Jokowi invited all Indonesians to carry out an additional vaccination program or COVID-19 booster. He said all vaccines used in vaccination at the Bogor Presidential Palace are 100% made domestically.

"This morning I just had a booster vaccine, booster vaccine, and I invite all people, especially health workers, especially the elderly, and also people with high interactions between communities," said President Jokowi.

The President revealed that the realization of the second booster vaccine injection was still small, namely 730,000 doses. He encouraged the Indonesian people to realize how important the importance of strengthening functionality is to form stronger immunity so that it is safe from exposure to COVID-19.

"Why do we need a booster? So that our immunity is maintained and can stop the transmission of COVID-19 from people to people, this is the most important thing," said President Jokowi.

Second Booster Vaccination Appeal from the Ministry of Health

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin asked for a second booster vaccine or the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine using the IndoVac vaccine. The Minister of Health reminded the public to immediately receive a second booster vaccination because cases of treating COVID-19 patients had increased again.

Budi said 75 percent of patients with moderate to severe symptoms in hospitals had not been injected with a booster vaccine. He continued, 84 percent of COVID-19 patients who died in the wave had not yet been injected with a booster.

"So for the community please remind them to hurry up the booster. Only 66 million out of 204 million targets are our targets being boosted. Immediately boosted, especially for naked and elderly over 60 years of age, the second booster will be immediately," said the Minister of Health at the Bogor Presidential Palace.

What is the IndoVac Vaccine?

The IndoVac vaccine is a domestic vaccine produced by PT Bio Farma with Baylor College of Medicine. The IndoVac vaccine is a vaccine with recombinant Protein Subunit or Protein Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) technology.

This vaccine has received an emergency use permit (EUA) from the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM). This vaccine is intended for ages 18 years and over. Research and clinical trials of the IndoVac vaccine have been completed in four study centers with 4,050 volunteers nationwide.

Four study centers were used as places for IndoVac vaccine clinical trials, namely the Faculty of Medicine (FK) University of Indonesia, FK Diponegoro University, FK Andalas Padang University, FK Hasanuddin University Makassar. BPOM issued this UAE vaccine on September 24, 2022.

The IndoVac vaccine is a vaccine used for the second booster. Giving the second COVID-19 booster vaccine to non-nakes communities has been announced by the Indonesian Ministry of Health. The targeted community, namely the elderly group, warned that there was an increase in COVID-19 cases which were allegedly triggered by the XBB and BQ 1 Omicron subvariants.

This was explained by the appeal for the implementation of the second dose of booster program from President Jokowi and the Indonesian Ministry of Health. The public is asked to immediately undergo a second booster in order to increase the body's immunity and considering that there are still cases of COVID-19 patients in Indonesia.

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