"I laud the technological finding by the Gajah Mada University. The role of universities as government partners is demonstrated by the UGM campus, which innovates in developing COVID-19 vaccine storage devices," Mattalitti noted in a statement received here on Thursday.
The speaker deems the technological innovation by UGM as being worthy of attention and to be developed in future.
Mattalitti assessed that discovery of the Smart Vaccine Tube was immensely beneficial for the government in distributing vaccines to remote areas for which the delivery time was long.
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"This tool can be used for distribution to remote areas and islands that require days of travel," he remarked.
With a device that is able to maintain a temperature of 2-8 degrees Celsius, he noted that vaccines can be distributed safely, although they have a lengthy distribution time and can accelerate the achievement of vaccinations in the country to achieve herd immunity or community immunity against COVID-19.
According to Mattalitti, the findings can expedite the vaccination program in the country and be able to reach all regions.
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He expressed hope that the vaccine storage technological innovation would be developed further, as it will make it easier to distribute vaccines to every region, including the underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost areas, or often referred to as 3T (terdepan, terluar, tertinggal).
"In connection with this, as the BPOM has requested that the quality of vaccines be maintained even to remote villages, this technology can be the answer. Aspects related to the capacity and advantages of the technology just need to be finalized," he remarked.
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Translator: Prisca Triferna, Raka Adji
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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