Prof. dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, emphasized that this acute hepatitis disease has nothing to do with Covid-19.
antvklik.com – Acute hepatitis has become an exciting conversation in cyberspace, until some say that this disease is associated with the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Former Director of Infectious Diseases WHO Southeast Asia, Prof. dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, emphasized that this acute hepatitis disease has nothing to do with Covid-19. Because according to him, Covid and Hepatitis are two different types of disease.
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“So far these are two different diseases, Hepatitis is Hepatitis, Covid is a Covid disease, the causes are also different, yes, and we can’t, which means don’t come to this conclusion connecting one another, at this time there is no scientific evidence to support it. that direction,” said Prof. Tjandra when met at his home in the Gandaria area, South Jakarta.
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Besides that, Prof. Tjandra also gave an analogy that giving the Covid-19 vaccine was not the cause of the transmission of this Hepatitis disease. Because according to him, the phenomenon of acute hepatitis cases that occur in toddlers and not in adults, where adults are the ones who get the Covid-19 vaccine injection.
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“These are children, quite a lot of these children have not even been vaccinated, so how do you want to link the vaccine to the incident rather than children,” said Prof Tjandra.
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Meanwhile, Prof. Tjandra said, although there has been no scientific proof of the transmission of Hepatitis, he suggested that people should maintain personal hygiene and if there are symptoms that point to Hepatitis, they should immediately go to the nearest health facility.
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“We take care to improve hygiene, it is necessary for Hepatitis, although for other diseases in general, so the habit of washing hands must be intensified, both for this and for Covid and previously food must be cooked, baby diapers must be disposed of in the right place, it is maintained and Finally, if there are complaints, they must be treated at the nearest health facility, “concluded Prof. Tjandra.
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