President asks Covid-19 vaccine to be finished in 3 months, Tim: cannot

Source: Kompas.com | Editor: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie

KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. The Padjadjaran University Faculty of Medicine Research Team held a meeting with President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (7/21/2020) afternoon at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. During the meeting, President Jokowi requested that the Covid-19 vaccine from China, which is currently in the clinical trial phase, be completed and available within the next three months.

This was stated by Covid-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial Coordinator who is also the Chairperson of the Research Team Kusnandi Rusmil, after the meeting. “A special directive from Mr. President, try to get this corona vaccine quickly. If possible, it can take three months,” Kusnadi said at a press conference.

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However, the team could not fulfill the request. Kusnadi said, the Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial research team worked very carefully so that it could not be completed in just three months. “We say it can’t be three months. Because we have to do it carefully and correctly,” Kusnandi said.

Kusnandi and the team also estimated that the clinical trial process could only be completed in January 2021. Unpad cooperated with PT Bio Farma and Balitbang of the Ministry of Health in conducting this clinical trial process. The vaccine will be injected into 1,620 samples of people aged 18-59 years.

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If this clinical trial is successful, then PT Bio Farma will mass produce the vaccine. Kusnandi himself claimed to have studied the vaccine for more than 20 years. During that time span, he has done 32 clinical trials. Although this vaccine is indeed needed by the community, Kusnandi asserted it would not be in a hurry and be very careful in conducting this clinical trial.

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“Because for medical clinical trials there are procedures that have been regulated by WHO. It should be like this, we cannot prevent it. Later the results will not be good and this vaccine will not be monitored for its side effects and benefits,” Kusnandi said.

This article has been aired on Kompas.com with the title “Jokowi Asks for Covid-19 Vaccine to be Completed in 3 Months, Team: Cannot“
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