Tribunjogja.com – Indonesia is currently conducting clinical trials of the Covid-19 Sinovac Vaccine originating from China.
The trial was carried out on a number of volunteers as a phase of phase 3 clinical trials in Indonesia to be able to assess the efficacy or reliability of the vaccine.
However, the corona vaccine is not the only way to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, because the previous Corona Virus outbreaks such as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV were successfully stopped without vaccines.
Virology expert from FKKMK UGM, dr. Mohamad Saifudin Hakim, MSc., PhD, said that previous coronavirus outbreaks such as SARS-CoV in 2002-2003 and MERS-CoV in 2012 were also successfully stopped without vaccines.
In fact, successful countries are holding back the rate of increasing cases COVID-19, such as China itself, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, they can suppress the increase in cases with well-implemented and disciplined prevention efforts.
“I think the government still needs to make various efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 optimally. And the community must be disciplined in carrying out efforts to prevent transmission. It can’t be loose at all, “he said in a written statement, Tuesday (18/8/2020)
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According to him, preventive measures such as case isolation, contact tracing and quarantine, physical imprisonment, wearing masks and washing hands, and community quarantine (lockdown) are urgently needed.
Although the Sinovac vaccine product is currently being tested clinically, according to him, it cannot be claimed that this will be effective in the future, because it is necessary to wait for the results of clinical trials.
“Do not rush to conclude that the vaccine currently being clinically tested will definitely be effective and will definitely be the choice for distribution. This is a premature conclusion, “he said.
He assessed that vaccine candidates that have entered the phase 3 clinical trial do not guarantee that the clinical trial will be successful.
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