Corona virus spread massively around the world, infecting everyone, including the terminally ill and their survivors. The question is, can the survivors of this serious disease, ovarian cancer for example, get vaccination Covid-19?
Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist from Airlangga University, Dr Pungky Mulawardhana, Sp.OG (K) said that ovarian cancer survivors may receive vaccine Covid-19 if it is confirmed that he is not undergoing treatment such as therapy and chemotherapy.
“If you are still undergoing chemotherapy, postpone it first to avoid unwanted side effects, don’t force vaccination,” said Pungky in a health webinar, quoted from Antara, Sunday (30/5).
However, if they are declared survivors and have completed treatment and therapy, and are declared safe by doctors, ovarian cancer survivors are allowed to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.
The third stage of the Covid-19 vaccination for the general public will be implemented starting in June 2021. The target is 140 million people, by prioritizing vulnerable groups of people. The target locations are urban areas, red zones and areas with poor people.
Spokesman for Covid-19 Vaccination at Central Level & Ambassador for New Habit Adaptation (IMR), Dr. Reisa Broto Asmoro explained that the third stage of vaccination is specifically for people with mental disorders (ODGJ), people with disabilities, and living in areas prone to the spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia. Jakarta.
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People who live in dense settlements are also part of the target of this wave of vaccinations. Later, the health office will provide vaccines in coordination with the local village, social services (especially for persons with disabilities), hospitals (for ODGJ).
The requirements for recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine are those who have passed the initial health examination, namely blood pressure below 180/110 mmHg, body temperature below 37.5 degrees Celsius and owners of comorbid or comorbid diseases must have a recommendation letter from a doctor.
This third stage of vaccination is one of the steps to accelerate the national vaccination program. On May 20, 2021, 40,349,049 targeted people had received the vaccine, with 14,369,233 recipients of the first vaccine dose and 269,479 additional daily vaccine recipients.
Vaccination is one of the steps to achieve herd immunity or herd immunity to break the chain of virus transmission. If the population wants to be protected from a particular disease, the immunization threshold must be reached.
This condition can be achieved if vaccination is carried out massively and in a relatively short time.
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