Various questions regarding vaccination in Indonesia seem to be a never ending problem. Dissemination of information and vaccine education by the government has not yet been able to reach maturity for public understanding.
This condition raises various questions about vaccination and who needs to be vaccinated. For example, can pregnant or nursing women receive the vaccine? Or should the elderly (elderly) be vaccinated?
Responding to these various public questions, Vaksinologist Dirga Sakti Rambe explained, pregnant or breastfeeding women are allowed and it is very important to be vaccinated.
“We know that many infectious diseases that occur during pregnancy can affect fetal growth and development and can directly affect the condition of pregnancy,” he explained in an informative broadcast broadcast on the FMB9ID_IKP Youtube channel, on Monday (21/12).
“Pregnant women who get influenza during pregnancy are associated with preterm birth. Therefore, health organizations recommend that pregnant women get the influenza vaccine, “continued Dirga.
Although it is permissible to receive vaccines, for safety and health reasons, pregnant and lactating women are strictly not allowed to be given or receive live vaccines during pregnancy.
“Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccines, measles vaccine, or chickenpox vaccine must be postponed until the pregnancy is complete,” he explained.
Then, he explained the reason why the elderly group really needs to be vaccinated, considering that there has been a decrease in the immune system in the body due to the aging process.
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