The elderly Covid-19 vaccination is progressing slowly.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Internal medicine specialist-geriatric consultant Kuntjoro Harimurti revealed that there were several benefits that the elderly (elderly) could get when they received the Covid-19 vaccine. He said the benefits could be seen from the Covid-19 vaccine program that had been running for more than a year.
It collects evidence and has reported that the group elderly Those who have received the Covid-19 vaccine are actually less infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In addition, the number of elderly people who have been vaccinated and then admitted to the hospital due to Covid-19 is also less.
“Not only that, the number of elderly people who have been vaccinated but have to receive intensive care, even those who have died, are also less (thanks to vaccination),” said Kuntjoro while speaking at the BNPB virtual conference with the theme “Why Do Vulnerable Groups Need to Get Immediate Covid-19 Vaccination? “, Thursday (10/3/2022) night.
Kuntjoro said this evidence and data were sufficient to form the basis for health workers to provide education and understanding to the public, the elderly, and their families that the Covid-19 vaccine was very useful. Regarding the Covid-19 vaccine for the elderly, he admits that at an advanced age there is a process of changing all aspects, including the presence of comorbidities.
“Because of the aging process, usually people are more likely to have comorbidities and can suffer more (comorbidities),” he said.
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