TIME.CO, Jakarta – Director of Immunization Management Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) Earlier Yosephine said that monkeypox vaccination is currently only given to people who have close contact with monkeypox patients or Monkeypox. He first explained that this was done taking into account the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) that vaccination should not be the main focus of monkeypox control management.
“Vaccination only helps limit transmission and is only administered to those who are exposed and have close contact, not to the broader community,” he said during the meeting at the Ministry of Health office in Jakarta on Tuesday, October 24 2023.
He said earlier that the government is currently giving priority to surveillance when dealing with monkeypox cases. This includes a number of aspects such as epidemiological investigations, isolation and disease management.
In addition to this, the Ministry of Health also collaborates with a number of organizations that monitor the MSM (men as men) and bisexual communities. As already known, there have been six active cases of people with bisexual orientation in Indonesia.
“In addition to working together, we also carry out awareness-raising activities to make them understand that they understand Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) so that it can always be improved. The same goes for their sexual behavior and safety,” he said. stated.
Then Prima said that the Ministry of Health always carries out a series of efforts to manage monkeypox, such as promotional efforts and tracing of close contacts.
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The Ministry of Health, he continued, is also evaluating further doses of the vaccine to be administered if other people are in close contact.
For this reason, Prima appealed to the public not to discriminate against victims or other communities belonging to MSM and bisexual groups, so that monkeypox control management can be carried out optimally.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia has reported additional cases of monkeypox or Mpox in DKI Jakarta as of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, with a total of 10 people testing positive, with 11 suspected.
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