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Background: Medical students are under high pressure to perform academically and also face the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting them at risk of developing burnout. Aims: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and degree of burnout among medical students in Indonesia during 1 month of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: From April to May 2021, we conducted an online survey of Indonesian medical students to assess burnout (using Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, MBI-SS). Results: A total of 1,947 students from 27 universities participated in the study. About 35.5% had burnout, 41.7% with a moderate to high level of emotional exhaustion, 45% had moderate to high level of depersonalization and 66.7% had a low level of personal accomplishment. Conclusion: A total of 35.5% of medical students in our sample experienced burnout. We suggest further research to explore and identify factors related to these findings and the need for potential interventions at global and national level to enhance the well-being of medical students.

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world’s problems. It occurs due to misuse of antimicrobials in dealing with infectious diseases, making antimicrobial drugs less effective in treating infectious diseases. Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern is useful for directing clinicians in empirical therapy and preventing antimicrobial abuse so that resistance to antimicrobial drugs does not occur. AIM: This research is conducted to identify the microorganism spectrum and its sensitivity pattern at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a secondary care teaching hospital in Tangerang, Indonesia. METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional observational retrospective study done in the ICU of secondary care teaching hospital in Tangerang, Indonesia from January 2019to June 2020. This study used 1,341 isolated extracted from the ICU of a secondary care teaching hospital in the Tangerang database. All the samples would be analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2013 and Statistical Package for the Social Science 25 (SPSS 25) using ANOVA analysis. RESULTS: From 1,341 isolates, the most common microorganism found was Klebsiella pneumoniae 221(16%) and the most common specimen is sputum 905 (67,48%). Gram-negative bacteria had the highest sensitivity to amikacin 62% and imipenem 59%. Gram-positive bacteria had the highest sensitivity to tigecycline 98% and doxycycline 95%. While Candida spp. had the highest sensitivity to micafungin (96%) and voriconazole (97%). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the sensitivity of antimicrobials was no longer effective in treating infection. Therefore, the government and doctors must play an important role in socializing the correct way of using antimicrobial.

In light of the current vaccination programs being implemented worldwide, this study aimed to evaluate the determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine acceptance in Sumatra, Indonesia. According to a COVID-19 vaccine acceptance survey conducted in Indonesia by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published in November 2020, Sumatra is among the places having lower COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates, with Aceh Province displaying the lowest level of vaccine acceptance. Thus, a cross-sectional study was conducted, and a logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Out of 368 respondents who participated in the survey, 143 (38.9%) accepted the vaccine, and 225 (61.1%) refused it. Vaccine safety concerns constituted the most reported reason for refusal (43.6%). This study also found that province of residence and basic immunization status were determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Sumatra. Concerns regarding vaccine safety might be the reason for the low level of vaccination in Sumatra. Increased education and encouragement from healthcare professionals and regional authority figures can alleviate public concerns and improve vaccine acceptance.

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly causing approximately 186 million confirmed cases around the world, the urgency to reach herd immunity through vaccination is increasing. However, vaccine safety is a top priority to limit the occurrence of adverse events. Henceforth, this study aims to recognize and perceive COVID-19 vaccine safety in Indonesia during the pandemic.This is a cross-sectional study and was conducted in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic using an online survey of demographic information and a qualitative questionnaire. Responses were recorded and the association between demographic characteristics from survey questions was tested using chi-square with a risk estimate and 95% confidence interval.A total of 311 participants from 33 out of 34 provinces in Indonesia participated in this study. Recorded responses showed multiple side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine both short- and long-term experienced by the participants. Significant associations were found between demographic factors and COVID-19 vaccine side effects such as female gender with short-term puncture site (odds ratio [OR], 0.463; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.263-0.816) and short-term other reactions (OR, 0.463; 95% CI, 0.263-0.816), domicile outside Java island with long-term puncture site (OR, 4.219; 95% CI, 1.401-12.701) and immune reactions (OR, 3.375; 95% CI, 1.356-8.398), also between married marital status and long-term vagal reaction (OR, 4.655; 95% CI, 1.321-16.409).Gender, domicile and marital status factors were associated with COVID-19 vaccine side effects in Indonesian people.