Herd Immunity Is No Longer Relevant
Epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia’s Public Heath Faculty Iwan Ariawan says that the Level 1-4 public activity restrictions (PPKM) have been proven effective in slowing down the speed of Covid-19 transmission. Iwan who follows weekly virtual meetings with Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Maritime Affairs and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan says that with increased testing and contact tracing ratios coupled with the second phase vaccination, the government hopes to rein in the pandemic in October or November.
Mahardika Satria Hadi
August 23, 2021
IT has been two months since Iwan Ariawan and his colleagues at the University of Indonesia’s public health faculty (FKM UI) have been participating in weekly meetings with Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Maritime Affairs and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. The agenda of the meetings which usually take place every Friday or Saturday is to evaluate public activity restrictions (PPKM) in Java and Bali. &ldquo
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