It is recommended that pregnant women who participate in COVID-19 vaccination are in their second trimester wherein their gestational period has exceeded 12 weeksJakarta (ANTARA) - The government’s spokesperson for COVID-19 handling Reisa Broto Asmoro explained the criteria for pregnant women, who can participate in the COVID-19 vaccination.
"It is recommended that pregnant women who participate in COVID-19 vaccination are in their second trimester wherein their gestational period has exceeded 12 weeks," Asmoro stated during a virtual talk show on Friday evening.
She explained that during the second trimester of pregnancy, the foetus has grown stronger, with an average weight of 42 grams and length reaching nine centimeters.
Asmoro noted that the baby's bones and skeleton also become harder, its hearing capability has improved, and brain capacity has developed since the first trimester.
She suggested pregnant women to express their intent to be vaccinated to their obstetrician or midwife.
In addition, Asmoro emphasized that they should fulfill all the basic preconditions for vaccination, such as not having any fever or temperature below 37.5 degrees Celcius and blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg.
"They should not have any disease and show no sign of preeclampsia, hypertension, and others," she affirmed.
People often raise the question of whether pregnant women can be administered the COVID-19 vaccine. Significant amount of information related to it is not yet verified.
To this end, Asmoro called on citizens to be careful of hoaxes that spread misleading information regarding COVID-19.
She urged citizens to recheck every information they gain through official website.
The government's official website that shows information regarding the pandemic situation in Indonesia is covid19.go.id., according to Asmoro.
Citizens can check the validity of the information that they obtain through that website, she asserted.
"You just need to click Hoax Buster, enter the keywords, and check if the news is hoax or not," Asmoro explained.
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