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Health Ministry issues guidelines on vaccination of children

The Health Ministry has issued guidelines on the vaccination of 12- to 17-year-olds against COVID-19. “With ...

Jakarta commences vaccination for children in 12-17 year age group

The Jakarta authorities, on Thursday, began a vaccination program for children in the 12-17 year age group in parallel ...

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Indonesia moves to protect children as COVID-19 cases spike

With Indonesia’s second COVID-19 wave affecting a significant number of children, the government has been quick ...

COVID-19: Ministry highlights need for double masks

The Health Ministry’s vaccination spokesperson Siti Nadia Tarmizi has advised people to use double masks to ...

Children constitute 12.6% of COVID-19 transmission cases: IDAI chief

Children constituted 12.6 percent of the COVID-19 transmission cases in several parts of Indonesia, Chief of the ...

Ministry emphasizes criticality of adequate TPT in Indonesia

The Indonesian Health Ministry accentuated the necessity for adequate tuberculosis prevention therapy (TPT) to ...

COVID-19 increases risk of death in comorbid children: Study

COVID-19 infection increases the risk of death in children who have comorbidities, according to a study conducted by ...

Expert vouches for safety of COVID-19 vaccination during fasting

People scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in mid-April or end of this month — while entering the Ramadhan ...

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Indonesia set to forge forward in TB handling amid COVID-19 pandemic

Several nations observed Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 in a somber, concerned manner, as the fight against TB, one ...

Only 24% tuberculosis patients have accessed health service facilities

Only 24 percent of tuberculosis (TB) sufferers in Indonesia have accessed health service facilities, Director of ...

Indonesia still encumbered by triple burden of disease challenges: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin pointed out that Indonesia continued to face health challenges posed by the triple ...

TB eradication program should move forward despite COVID-19 pandemic

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the tuberculosis (TB) eradication program in Indonesia should move ...

Tuberculosis reduces productivity levels across age groups: VP

Tuberculosis has had an impact on lowering the productivity levels in Indonesia, as productive age groups were most ...

Social minister lauds humanitarian fighters for year of handling COVID

Social Minister Tri Rismaharini thanked health workers and volunteers endeavoring to tackle COVID-19 for a year during ...

COVID-19 pandemic impedes efforts to control tuberculosis

Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI), Prof. Tjandra Yoga ...