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This injection is absorbed faster than subcutaneous injection (skin layer) because of the greater blood supply to the body muscles. The syringes used have a diameter of 5 to 10 milliliters with a length of 6 to 8 centimeters. Since the target is muscle, the injection must be deep.
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For that Prof. Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Chairman of the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization, reminded medical personnel that when administering vaccines, they must be extra careful for those who have fat body. The reason is, obese people have quite a lot of fat in the body. This can make it difficult for the vaccine to get to and get into the muscles of the body.
“If the syringe is short for injecting obese people, then the vaccine doesn’t arrive. It’s useless to get vaccinated. That’s why you have to be really careful if the person is fat. The needle must be longer so that it can enter the muscle,” explained Prof. Sri in a webinar held by the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPCPEN) with Kominfo.
Vaccines are needed to prevent various infectious diseases. For example measles, polio, hepatitis B, TB, diphtheria, influenza, and others, including COVID-19. If the majority of the population is vaccinated, the pathogen’s ability to spread is very limited and the unimmunized group remains healthy. This includes young infants and immunocompromised patients (people whose immune response is decreased).
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Vaccines can also accelerate the achievement of pandemic handling COVID-19 by reducing morbidity and mortality from these diseases, and accelerating the attainment of herd immunity, strengthening health systems, while maintaining productivity and minimizing social and economic impacts.
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