NKRIKU – Seto Mulyadi or familiarly called Kak Seto spoke about the narrative about children’s Covid-19 vaccinations that made people confused and worried. According to Kak Seto, with the outbreak of Covid-19, the vaccination that needs to be given to the community and to children is of course a vaccination to prevent the risk of Covid-19 infection.
“I personally and my friends at the Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI) fully support and appreciate the government, especially the Ministry of Health, which has provided protection to Indonesian children, in this case through the Covid-19 vaccination. Vaccination is important, and indeed children need to be vaccinated. Before Covid-19 there were routine vaccinations such as polio, smallpox, and so on,” said Prof. Dr. Seto Mulyadi S.Psi., M.Sc., as quoted in his statement, Saturday (30/4/2022).
Kak Seto himself appealed to the public to entrust the Covid-19 vaccination program to the government. According to him, the government through an institution such as the Ministry of Health and other involved state institutions should be trusted by the public because they already have sufficient foundation to run the program.
“That there is input from the community, please, but don’t let it shake the community so that it divides opinions,” said Kak Seto once again.
Kak Seto himself believes that basically the government has done its best to maintain public health, including children, in the midst of the current Covid-19 pandemic. He also appreciated the government, doctors, and experts who have worked hard to find the best and suitable vaccine for the people of Indonesia, including for children.
“Basically, I see that the handling of Covid-19 in Indonesia has improved a lot. Even if there are limitations or shortcomings, it is natural, because this is also faced by various countries in the world. But the steps taken, coordination, efforts to prevent various misunderstandings, I think need to be appreciated,” concluded Kak Seto.
Previously, the General Chair of the National Commission for Child Protection, Arist Merdeka Sirait, said he was very worried that the Covid-19 vaccination for children, especially for children aged 6-11 years, could kill the growth of immunity in children’s organs, including children’s reproductive organs, and the threat of egg cell damage. , hormones and sperm in the child’s body.
Arist asked to stop the Covid-19 vaccination for children 6-11 years old until there is an evaluation and test results for children aged 6-11 years who have received the vaccination.
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