Jakarta – Indonesian Vice President Ma’ ruf Amin applauded the federal government’s decision to provide COVID-19 vaccination for kids in the age bracket of 12-17 years on account of the quite high child death rate.
” The death rate amongst children aged 10-18 years that contracted COVID-19 reaches 30 percent,” Amin mentioned throughout his opening remarks on the event of the 28 th National Household Day and the Introduce of Vaccinations for Pregnant Ladies, Breastfeeding Mothers and Children aged 12-18 Years arranged practically here on Tuesday.
” I welcome the start of a vaccination program for pregnant ladies, breastfeeding mothers, and kids aged 12-17 years old. This choice is extremely proper, considering the death rate of COVID-19 sufferers in the age of 10-18 years is quite high, reaching 30 percent,” the vice president said at the event organized by the National Population and Household Planning Agency (BKKBN).
Amin urged the company to introduce a project on COVID-19 vaccination for children.
” The function of the BKKBN, which is close to family advancement, in spearheading the implementation of vaccinations targeting relative, including children and pregnant ladies, is proper,” he affirmed.
The vice president praised the Food and Drug Supervisory Firm (BPOM) and the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) for their functions in implementing vaccination for kids in Indonesia.
” I would like to laud the BPOM, with the assistance of the IDAI, which in a brief period of time, has released suggestions for making use of vaccines produced by Bio Farma for use in kids aged 12-17 years,” he said.
The BPOM has released an emergency situation use of authorization (EUA) authorization for Sinovac’s vaccine to be administered to those aged 12-17 years.
Earlier, President Joko Widodo mentioned that COVID-19 vaccination for kids aged 12-17 years could be executed instantly.
” We are grateful that the BPOM has actually provided an emergency use license, or EUA, for the Sinovac vaccine stated safe for use in kids that are 12-17 years of age, so that vaccination for children at that age will begin immediately,” the president kept in mind in a declaration here on Monday.
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