Universitas Airlangga Begins Clinical Trials Of Owned Produce Vaccine

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Prof. Muhajir Effendy on February 9, 2022 told the audience during the first and second Merah Putih vaccine clinical trial ceremony at Dr. Sutomo Hospital Surabaya – that Indonesian President Joko Widodo encouraged national researchers to make national own vaccines for the independency of the nation; therefore President […]

Preventing the spread of Omicron, KKN UNAIR disseminates health protocols and vaccine

UNAIR NEWS – 65th Community Service Program – Learning with Community (KKN BBM) students, Group 76, have participated in preventing the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Gedongan Hamlet, Madiun City, East Java. On Tuesday, February 2, supported by Manguharjo Health Center and local integrated health service post (Posyandu) cadres, this group organized dissemination of […]

Aiming for offline classes, 3,557 UNAIR academicians vaccinated

ONE of the UNAIR academicians vaccinated at Airlangga Convention Center (ACC) UNAIR on Saturday, March 27, 2021. (Photo: Agus Irwanto)

UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga gave its full support to the National Vaccination Acceleration Program carried out by the government. There were 3,557 UNAIR lecturers and administrative staff scheduled to get vaccinations for five days, from Saturday to Wednesday (March 27-31, 2021), at Airlangga Convention Center (ACC) Campus C. “This program (vaccination, ed) is intended to accelerate the vaccination […]

Covid vaccines able to neutralize new virus variant

UNAIR NEWS – The mutation of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Great Britain have caused various concerns in the community. Many have also questioned the efficacy of the vaccine against the new virus strain called B117. Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) Immunology expert, Dr. Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo dr., M.Si, M.Ked.Klin, SpMK. explained two vaccines circulating in Europe, Moderna and Pfizer, […]

Covid-19 survivors are not vaccinated, UNAIR academic explains why

UNAIR NEWS – The Indonesian administration has issued technical guidelines for the implementation of Covid-19 vaccination, through the Decree of Director General of Disease Prevention and Control Number HK.02.02 / 4/1/2021. As stated in the decree, former Covid-19 sufferers will not be vaccinated. As a response, the Head of Pediatric Infectious and Tropical Diseases Division, Department of Pediatrics, […]

Immunology expert: We still have to wear masks at least for 4 more years

UNAIR NEWS – Our expectation to remove masks by  2021  seems impossible. Although since Wednesday, January 13, 2021, the national vaccination program has started, it turns out that it does not immediately eliminate Covid-19. An academic of Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR), Dr. Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo dr., M.Si, M.Ked.Klin, SpMK. said the masks could be removed entirely after the pandemic ended. Reflecting on […]

UNAIR Epidemiology expert says Sinovac Vaccine has several advantages

UNAIR NEWS – The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) on Monday, January 11, 2021 issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Sinovac vaccine. In this press release which was carried out online, it was stated that the vaccine efficacy was 65.3 percent. UNAIR Epidemiology Expert Dr. M. Atoillah Isfandiari, dr. M.Kes, said that the announcement of the relatively high efficacy rate was […]

Why Vaccination to Doctors Important Before Medical Residency?

UNAIR NEWS – This year Universitas Airlangga Hospital has regularly vaccinated prospective doctors and specialists who have their medical residency the hospital. During this period, there were 150 to 200 prospective doctors and medical specialists vaccinated at Universitas Airlangga Hospital (RSUA) on Thursday, June 27. Hundreds of vaccinated doctors will later be assigned to Dr […]