Jakarta, April 23 -- The rising incidence and spread of arboviral diseases to new places show the need for the development of new vaccines, project leader for the mRNA and viral vector vaccines program at Bio Farma, Indra Rudiansyah, said.

During the Arbovirus Summit, which was broadcast on the Health Ministry's official YouTube channel on Tuesday, he informed that the primary strategy to handle viral infections is controlling the factors, as seen in the use of pesticides and Wolbachia mosquitoes.

"However, there is no guarantee that the alternative strategy in the future can really eliminate arboviruses. Therefore, we also need to protect ourselves by building our immunity," he added.

For example, in the past, pesticides were widely u...