Universitas Airlangga held an archive exhibition of Covid-19 pandemic at Surabaya Alun-Alun Youth Center on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. The exhibition presents archives of policy documents, photos and videos that describe UNAIR’s efforts to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, facilities and innovations made during the pandemic.
UNAIR Secretary Dr Koko Srimulyo Drs MSi said that the Covid-19 pandemic archive exhibition aims to store documentation of Covid-19 handling in Indonesia. So that future generations can study and deal with similar outbreaks better.
Koko also hopes that there will be a Covid-19 museum in Indonesia to collect and store better documentation of Covid-19 in Indonesia. He said that the Covid-19 archive exhibition was a trigger for UNAIR to build a museum about Covid.
“Because in Indonesia there is no museum about Covid. Perhaps the idea of a museum about Covid is the first in Indonesia. The Indonesian government should build a museum about Covid-19 like this,” he said.
Meanwhile, UNAIR Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, and Community Development, Prof Dr Ni Nyoman Tri Puspaningsih MSi said that in the exhibition showcased three kinds of archives: Covid-19 handling at the forefront, treatment of infected people, and the handling of the deceased as a result of Covid-19.
“So I think that all archiving activities are complete, from the beginning to the end, from those who have recovered to those who cannot be saved. And awards, photos, and videos,” she said.
Prof Nyoman also explained that UNAIR had sent 1,225,000 doses of Inavac vaccine to the Ministry of Health, which were ready for use for adults. However, they are still waiting for BPOM examination.
“Now every batch of vaccine products is checked by BPOM, even though they have received an EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) it does not mean they are distributed immediately. But it is checked again so that unwanted residue does not occur, if it is safe, it is distributed,” she said.
Prof Nyoman added that the Inavac vaccine was ready to be distributed to 34 provinces. She hopes that East Java will get some of the vaccine doses. (*)
Author: Muhammad Mu’afa Rahman
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
Source : news.unair.ac.id
