Jakarta. Indonesian authorities stated Tuesday there is no strategy to suspend making use of AstraZeneca vaccine amid reports that a male in East Jakarta passed away one day after receiving the first jab of the UK vaccine.
The household of the deceased has actually blamed the vaccine for triggering his death but a lack of postmortem assessment makes it unlikely to verify the claim.
Trio Fauki Firdaus, 22, got his very first AstraZeneca dose on May 5 and suffered headache, fever and muscle discomfort upon arriving home in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, the family has said.
He wasn’t confessed to healthcare facility, nor did he take any pain reliever on that day.
The following early morning, his headache was intensifying while likewise having shortness of breath and convulsions, older bro Sabbihis Fatun told news website Suara.
” He was a healthy man without underlying conditions,” the bro said.
Trio, who participated in the vaccination program arranged by his employer state-run pawning company Pegadaian at Bung Karno sporting complex, was admitted to the nearest health center after he pass out, around 24 hours after he took the jab.
He passed away before emergency situation medical procedures were taken.
” It was due to the fact that of the vaccine. He was healthy until he got the vaccine on Wednesday, and he passed away on Thursday,” the bro stated.
National Covid-19 Task Force representative Wiku Adisasmito stated the federal government doesn’t stop AstraZeneca uses, however it monitors more examination by the National Commission for Post-Vaccination Impacts concerning the incident.
” As far as I’m concerned, there is no decision on postponing using AstraZeneca vaccine,” Wiku stated in a press conference in Jakarta.
Commission chairman Hindra Irawan Satari said earlier AstraZeneca vaccine is not associated with Trio’s death due to an absence of proof.
” The National Commission and its Jakarta chapter conducted a joint audit on Friday and we came to a conclusion that this event is not connected with the vaccination drive. We need further investigation into the matter,” Hindra said.
According to data from the commission, there is no fatal event straight associated to Covid-19 vaccination in Indonesia.
Indonesia initially took delivery of AstraZeneca vaccine on March 8 through UN-backed international supply plan Covax and by Monday it has received a total of 6.4 million AstraZeneca doses.
Indonesia has actually administered more than 13 million doses of Covid vaccine, a bulk of which were provided by China’s Sinovac Biotech, given that the campaign started on January 13.
