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Jakarta expedites fourth-dose vaccination for elderly, health workers

The Jakarta provincial government is accelerating the fourth dose or second booster dose vaccination for older adults ...

BRIN develops virus-like particle to make vaccines

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has developed a virus-like particle (VLP) using the silkworm genetic ...

Strengthen health protocols ahead of year-end holidays: Ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has asked the community to strengthen the implementation of ...

COVID transmission under control in early Dec: Health Minister

COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia has remained under control in early December 2022 ahead of the Christmas and New ...

Stop open defecation to protect children from polio: Health Ministry

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has urged the community to stop the practice of open defecation in a bid to ...

Mothers should ensure children complete polio immunization: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin reminded mothers to ensure that their children have completed polio immunization to ...

XBB, BQ.1 dominant COVID variants in Indonesia: Ministry

The XBB and BQ.1 sub-variants of Omicron are now the dominant COVID-19 variants in Indonesia, the Ministry of Health ...

Bali to apply FMD handling scheme as rabies-handling measure

Head of the Bali Agriculture and Food Security Office I Wayan Sunada has confirmed that Bali will handle cases of ...

66.86 million Indonesians have received first booster: task force

At least 66.86 million Indonesians have received the third dose or first booster of the COVID-19 vaccine as of ...

Supplements cannot replace immunization: Indonesian Pediatric Society

Supplements cannot replace immunization in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases such as measles, polio, ...

Govt strengthens HIV screening to prevent mother-to-child transmission

The Ministry of Health is continuously strengthening the screening of pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child ...

Early HIV detection crucial for improving quality of life: expert

It is crucial to carry out HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) screening early to improve the quality of life and ...

Religious figures, community network crucial to prevent HIV: Ministry

The involvement of religious and cultural figures as well as the public communication network is important to prevent a ...

Pregnant women must undergo HIV-AIDS screening: Jakarta Health Office

The Jakarta Health Office has urged pregnant women to undergo screening to prevent their children from getting infected ...

Some 29,475 children in Pidie receive polio immunization

Polio immunization was administered to 29,475 children, or 32.2 percent of 91,484 children, aged up to 12 years, ...