Indonesia’s Ministry of Health Gives Tips On the Covid-19 Vaccine

The Ministry’s advice came after health officials put five journalists under observation, when they felt side effects of the vaccine following their vaccination last Friday.

“[The Ministry of Health] found that [the journalists] did not eat breakfast or lunch before they were vaccinated,” noted the Ministry’s spokesperson on Covid-19 Siti Nadia Tarmizi. “

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They also did not get enough sleep the night before. Eventually, they were able to return to their homes safely.”

Indonesia launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive under two programs, namely the ‘Government’ program and the ‘Gotong Royong’ [mutual cooperation] program. The former is covered in the state budget, while the latter covers the private sector.

(Writers : Dian Erika Nugraheny, Haryanti Puspa Sari | Editors: Krisiandi, Bayu Galih)

Source:

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/02/27/14114171/kemenkes-beri-6-tips-sebelum-disuntik-vaksin-covid-19?page=all#page2.  

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/02/26/15091611/ini-beda-vaksinasi-gotong-royong-dengan-vaksinasi-program-pemerintah?page=all#page3.