Tribunnews.com Reporter, Rina Ayu
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Now children and adolescents aged 12-17 years have become targets of vaccine recipients Covid-19.
The role of parents is important so that their children participate in vaccinations.
There are a number of things that parents need to prepare so that their children are comfortable and enthusiastic.
Ketua Indonesia Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI) Prof Dr Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro declare, preparation for child vaccination just like adults.
“Going to the vaccination site, of course, you have to be prepared. The preparation is not strange like in general if we want to go to school, or we go to the doctor. The important thing is to be happy,” said Prof Sri Rezeki in a virtual webinar, Thursday (12/8/2021).
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First, before following child vaccination and adolescents are ensured to get enough sleep the night before.
“Also enough breakfast is a must,” he added.
Then, if you really have to take medication regularly, don’t forget it.
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“You still have to drink it. If you can, wear loose and comfortable clothes, short sleeves so it won’t be difficult later if you want an injection,” he said.
As well as the importance of providing correct and good information about the reasons why children need to receive vaccines.
“It is also important to tell him why he had to be injected, the reason to be explained, that this injection is safe and does not hurt,” he said.
It is known, the Ministry of Health has expanded the Covid-19 vaccination to children aged 12-17 years since July 1.
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The target group for the age group 12-17 years is 26.7 million people.
As of 11/8, approximately 2.34 million children and adolescents have received the first dose of vaccine and 475,000 children received the second dose.
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