JAKARTA. The Health Ministry has played down concerns over the perceived increasing use of fake vaccines and has guaranteed the safety and originality of vaccines provided by government-backed health clinics. "If children are vaccinated at posyandu [integrated health services posts], puskesmas [local health clinics] or government hospitals, we guarantee the originality and the safety of the vaccines," the ministry tweeted on its official Twitter account @KemenkesRI. The guaranteed vaccines are those included in the Complete Basic Immunization program, including those for Hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, measles and tuberculosis. The government obtains the vaccines from an official distributor and distributes them to local health centers. The ministry has urged parents to have their children immunized at posyandu and puskesmas.
No need to panic over fake vaccines
JAKARTA. The Health Ministry has played down concerns over the perceived increasing use of fake vaccines and has guaranteed the safety and originality of vaccines provided by government-backed health clinics. "If children are vaccinated at posyandu [integrated health services posts], puskesmas [local health clinics] or government hospitals, we guarantee the originality and the safety of the vaccines," the ministry tweeted on its official Twitter account @KemenkesRI. The guaranteed vaccines are those included in the Complete Basic Immunization program, including those for Hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, measles and tuberculosis. The government obtains the vaccines from an official distributor and distributes them to local health centers. The ministry has urged parents to have their children immunized at posyandu and puskesmas.
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