Govt spokesperson dispels COVID-19-related hoaxes

One false info being unfold among the many public is that chips are being injected together with COVID-19 vaccines, Asmoro famous.

“So this can be a hoax that has developed so much as a result of individuals do not perceive what the precise contents of the vaccine are. Really, the contents of the vaccine, whether or not it’s American-made vaccine, Europe, China, all have the identical worldwide requirements,” she defined.

Vaccines solely include viral elements and elements that make vaccines last more within the physique, she mentioned. “So there isn’t any chip or in any respect,” she assured.

One other misinformation is that the coronavirus might be warded off by smoking, she mentioned. This isn’t true, she confused.

Smoking truly worsens well being, particularly if one is contaminated with COVID-19, she added.

Smoking may assist COVID-19 transmission by way of droplets, particularly in rooms with out good air circulation, which might permit the virus to stay within the air and probably be inhaled by others, she mentioned.

Asmoro additionally debunked the false info that youngsters are resistant to COVID-19, saying the nationwide loss of life price amongst youngsters because of COVID-19 is definitely fairly excessive.

“So do not get me fallacious. It doesn’t imply that these youngsters are immune, and we have now to be unhappy as an alternative as a result of in Indonesia, the kid mortality price because of COVID-19 may be very excessive in comparison with different international locations. So, we have now to handle youngsters additional rigorously, educate them the 3M well being protocols,” she mentioned.

She additionally dismissed the notion that well being protocols needn’t be adopted submit vaccination, saying this type of considering is misguided since vaccinations don’t make individuals 100-percent resistant to the virus.

Vaccinations are a part of the trouble to defend individuals from COVID-19 transmission, she mentioned. Adherence to the well being protocols can also be mandatory for cubing infections, she added.

“In the future, for instance, if everybody has been vaccinated, we have already got herd immunity, then we are able to anticipate to loosen this well being protocol,” Asmoro remarked.

She additionally cautioned individuals towards believing the misinformation that COVID-19 might be cured by consuming eucalyptus oil. Consuming eucalyptus oil can truly hurt the physique and probably trigger new ailments, she mentioned.

Additionally it is a hoax that the immunity of people that have been contaminated with COVID-19 is healthier than those that have been vaccinated, she mentioned. The immunity developed by individuals contaminated with COVID-19 is completely different, she defined.

“Some are delicate in type, some are optimally shaped. So what is healthier is safety by way of vaccines, as a result of vaccines can present safety that has already been measured, in accordance to suggestions, so it’s optimum,” Asmoro confused.

“Furthermore, if the signs are delicate, normally the antibodies are usually not as optimum as anticipated and normally do not final so long as those (who’ve their immune system boosted) from the vaccine,” she added.

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