Tribunnews.com Reporter, Vincentius Jyestha
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – General Chairperson of the Central Board of the Indonesian Cardiovascular Specialist Doctors Association (PP Perki) dr. Isman Firdaus recommends that people with the disease heart and blood vessels to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
“So the recommendation from Perki has been issued. We have a special team, the name is Task Force vaccinePerki ASI and also the Perki Covid-19 Task Force, have discussed and discussed that patients with heart to do immediately vaccineasi,” said Dr. Isman, during a special interview with Tribun Network News Director Febby Mahendra Putra and Tribun Network News Manager Rachmat Hidayat, Monday (9/8/2021).
According to the doctor who specializes in heart and blood vessel disease, people with heart disease are safe to receive vaccinations. Because before Covid-19 hit, they were also advised to receive vaccinations such as the influenza vaccine.
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dr. Isman said they are vulnerable individuals who need to be protected in the midst of a pandemic. Vaccination is recommended for those who have the disease heart, well it failed heart, rhythm disturbances, post ring insertion, or disease heart coroner.
However, dr. Isman emphasized when acute events arise from disease patients heart, then there must be a time lag before vaccinebreast milk is done.
“What is an acute event? An event that occurs that requires hospitalization, for example, fails heart acute, attack heart. Well it needs to be treated first, because of course we focus on dealing with the crisis heart before. If the emergency is over, then two weeks or four weeks later can be vaccinated,” he explained.
The warnings were also given by dr. Isman to those who have the disease heart who have complaints such as shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain to blue skin.
He suggested that vaccineasi is delayed when the symptoms or complaints are being experienced.
“If there is a complaint, it is postponed, but if there is no complaint, it will be vaccinated immediately. I also convey this to the staff vaccineator who screens, if there are no complaints, please get vaccinated. Even though he has history heart but no complaints yes please get vaccinated. Because it protects vulnerable individuals other than the elderly,” he said.
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