[Updated at 11:54 p.m. on Sunday, Feb 7, 2021, to add vaccination data]
Jakarta Indonesia will start the Covid-19 vaccination on individuals aged 60 or older on Monday after the nation’s drug supervisory authority cleared the CoronaVac, made by Chinese Sinovac Biotech, for emergency situation usage among the senior.
Formerly, the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) just enabled CoronaVac to immunize individuals aged 18 to59 As it got more information from phase three clinical trials abroad, the company was persuaded to approve an emergency situation usage authorization (EUA) for the vaccine for use on individuals age 60 and above.
” We are grateful that BPOM has actually cleared [CoronaVac] for individuals above 60 years of ages,” Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated in a virtual interview on Sunday.
” So, tomorrow at 09: 00 a.m., injections for individuals over 60 years of age will begin,” Budi said.
The minister stated the government would focus on the older medical employees who formerly could not receive the vaccine nor has not caught Covid-19 “Vaccination for non-medical workers would likewise run in parallel as we clean the information,” Budi stated.
BPOM Head Cent K. Lukito said phase I and II medical trials in China show the vaccine was safe for older clients with no serious negative effects.
Still, Penny said the nation should approach vaccination for the senior with severe caution. People in the age group frequently featured an existing disease like diabetes or heart disease.
” The screening procedure is important prior to selecting vaccines for the senior. Danger management should be performed in light of possible AEFI [adverse effects following immunization],” she said.
Budi stated vaccination on the elderly would mean Indonesia might soon decrease the burden on the country health centers. Data from the Health Ministry revealed on Sunday that 6 provinces, including Jakarta and North Kalimantan, had their ICU beds filled up to more than 85 percent of capability, currently at a worrying level by the ministry’s standard.
” We hope that with the vaccination, we could minimize the [rate of infections] among the most vulnerable group. We could decrease the burden on hospitals and the problem on the medical workers,” Budi stated.
Indonesia reported 10,827 new Covid-19 cases, 163 deaths, and 10,806 healings on Sunday. The seven-day average of new cases has actually been declining in the past week to 11,360 on Sunday, from 12,722 a week back.
