Hepatitis Vaccination Being Prepared

Healthcare workers are highly vulnerable to hepatitis infection while on duty. The government will offer them vaccination against hepatitis B in 2022.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Healthcare workers are among the groups liable to be infected with hepatitis. The government plans to provide hepatitis B vaccines for these workers starting in 2022.

At present, the prevalence of hepatitis infection, especially hepatitis B, among healthcare workers is 10 times as high as that in the general population. Hepatitis B and C can give rise to serious complications, even causing death.