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Omicron In Indonesia Touches 254 Cases, Will Booster Vaccine Be Given Soon?

KOMPAS.TV - Positive cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19 continue to increase, yesterday (04/01) there were the addition of 92 new cases of the omicron variant, bringing the total number of cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19 to 254.

The government also plans to start providing a third dose or booster dose of vaccine starting January 12 2022.

Deputy chairman of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, reminded that giving booster vaccines must comply with the rules.

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It is not yet known what type of Covid-19 vaccine will be used as a booster. At the end of last year the Red and White vaccine was predicted to be a booster.

However, former Head of the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Amin Soebandrio, said that the process of developing the Red and White vaccine was slightly hampered after Eijkman was merged into the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).

The government needs to finalize readiness for booster vaccination to anticipate omicron becoming more widespread.

Including anticipating booster vaccination practices that do not comply with government regulations.

This article can be seen at: https://www.kompas.tv/article/248754/omicron-di-indonesia-sentuh-254-kas-vaksin-booster-segera-diberikan
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