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Police must reveal names in fake vaccine case: House
The House of Representatives has demanded that the National Police reveal the names of the health facilities that allegedly administered fake vaccines to their patients.
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A medicine and health equipment vendor waits for customers at Pramuka Market on June 27. National Police investigators are conducting an investigation into a fake vaccine case. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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he House of Representatives has demanded that the National Police reveal the names of the health facilities that allegedly administered fake vaccines to their patients.
House Commission IX overseeing health and manpower chairman Dede Yusuf said the commission and the Health Ministry had received information that at least 14 public health facilities and six individuals had provided fake vaccines to patients.
"[The National Police Criminal Investigation Department] must reveal [the identities of the health facilities] or explain to lawmakers and the public why we could not yet [reveal the facts]," Dede said, adding that the House would respect the investigation.
The commission is scheduled to hold a meeting with representatives from the police, the ministry, the Drug and Food Monitoring Agency (BPOM), pharmaceutical company Bio Farma, the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) and the fake vaccine task force on Thursday.
The recent discovery of a nationwide counterfeit vaccine ring has shook the nation and disturbed parents, who fear their children may have been administered with the fake vaccines. (ary)
