The government has approved the administration of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccination to pregnant mothers, which will begin at year end, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said.
He said the vaccinations were aimed at protecting newborn babies from pertussis or whooping cough.
He told the media after the 2024 National Immunisation Day celebrations and the National Immunisation Summit in Putrajaya on Monday (May 13).
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He said the vaccinations were aimed at protecting newborn babies from pertussis or whooping cough.
He told the media after the 2024 National Immunisation Day celebrations and the National Immunisation Summit in Putrajaya on Monday (May 13).
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00:00Dr. Swee, in the speech just now, it was mentioned that the KKMPTB
00:04wants to introduce the vaccine to the pregnant women this year, right?
00:07Can you continue?
00:09Yes, I have the expert here, Dr. Zulkifli.
00:13As the Director of the Technical Organization for Immunization,
00:20I asked Dr. Zul to give the use,
00:26but I will get Dr. Zul to give more explanation.
00:31Thank you, Dr. Zulkifli.
00:33In the speech just now, Dr. Swee said that
00:38the program for KKMPTB pregnant women
00:43will be used at the end of this year or next year.
00:50It will be used to test the immune system of the pregnant women.
00:59Can you tell us about the statistics in Indonesia?
01:02Sorry?
01:03Can you tell us about the statistics in Indonesia?
01:05Yes, we have cases.
01:07Sometimes it goes up and down.
01:09One of the cases is that the pregnant women
01:12cannot get the vaccine or can't get the vaccine.
01:16That's why we provide the vaccine to the pregnant women
01:20so that they can get immunization before they reach the age of 3 months.
01:28Are you worried about the cases of pregnant women?
01:32Yes.
01:33Are you worried about the cases of pregnant women?
01:36Yes, there is a problem with the cases.
01:39There is a case of a short period of time,
01:43then there is no case, and then there is no case.
01:46So, we want to prevent that.
01:49We provide the vaccine to the pregnant women
01:51so that they can get protection from the early stages.
01:55How many months is the pregnancy?
02:01How many months?
02:03How many months is the pregnancy?
02:06It's in the third trimester.
02:09It starts in the third trimester,
02:12so it's a little bit longer than that.