KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has campaigned for the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine amid rejection of it in several regions. “This is for the good of the society, our children and our youth in the future,” he said on Saturday in Sukoharjo, Central Java, as quoted by kompas.com. The President's words came in the wake of resistance against the campaign in predominantly Muslim regions across the country, following an edict from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) edict last month. On Aug. 20, the MUI said the MR vaccine was mubah (permitted for Muslims) even though it contains porcine-derived gelatin and permitted Muslims to use the vaccine until a halal one is made.
Jokowi campaigns for MR vaccine amid low coverage
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has campaigned for the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine amid rejection of it in several regions. “This is for the good of the society, our children and our youth in the future,” he said on Saturday in Sukoharjo, Central Java, as quoted by kompas.com. The President's words came in the wake of resistance against the campaign in predominantly Muslim regions across the country, following an edict from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) edict last month. On Aug. 20, the MUI said the MR vaccine was mubah (permitted for Muslims) even though it contains porcine-derived gelatin and permitted Muslims to use the vaccine until a halal one is made.