This was announced by the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) of the Republic of Indonesia lot start of the vaccine monkeypox will arrive at the end of October 2022. Vaccine It comes from a Danish biotechnology company called Bavarian Nordic.
The Head of the Communication and Public Service Office of the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia, explained that the delivery of the monkeypox vaccine will take place in stages.
It is said that there will be 1,000 vaccines by the end of October monkeypox will be flown to Indonesia.
“The monkeypox vaccine has been ordered again. Indonesia has ordered 2,000 vaccines from Denmark. First we will bring 1,000, apparently at the end of October,” Nadia explained on Tuesday (20/9/2022).
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Bavarian Nordic is a company engaged in integrated biotechnology, which focuses on the development, production and commercialization of vaccines used in infectious diseases and cancer immunotherapy.
Although it has not been revealed who is eligible to receive the monkeypox vaccine, the government continues to import the vaccine as it continues to conduct studies with a panel of experts on the first target of the vaccine.
Monkeypox vaccination is believed to provide up to 85% protection against monkeypox.
However, as the production of the monkeypox vaccine is still limited, not all people will receive it, this vaccine will be given to risk groups first. They are people who have a history of close contact with monkeypox patients or who have regular contact with animals that can become infected.
“Because monkeypox is difficult, its production capacity is limited. So it’s best if we focus on the high-risk ones so that the transmission is enough there, it’s over, ”Nadia added.
Let us pray together, young people, that monkeypox does not turn into the next pandemic in Indonesia or the world.
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