Scientists have debunked anti-vaccine comments from a high-ranking police officer in Indonesia who baselessly claimed that immunisation destroys cells and causes conditions such as autism. Vaccines do not destroy cells but stimulate the body's immune system to create defence against diseases. Severe or long-lasting side effects from vaccines are extremely rare, according to the World Health Organization.
A video of Dharma Pongrekun, an analyst at the Indonesian National Police Education and Training Institute, was"Immunisation is causing the destruction of their cells, as a given cell or DNA is from God," the police officer says in Indonesian."It causes them to have autism, meningitis, polio, autoimmune , etc, causing a non-spiritualistic character."
"This is what the 3-star general said. Anyone dare to argue?" the Indonesian-language post says, referring to Dharma's ranking in the Indonesian police force.Screenshot of the misleading post, captured on July 25, 2023
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