JawaPos.com – Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin invites all parents to provide immunizations for their children. During the Covid-19 pandemic, according to him, the coverage of complete basic immunization for infants dropped dramatically, resulting in an immunity gap.
According to Minister of Health Budi, if this immunity gap is not immediately pursued, there will be an increase in cases and extraordinary events (KLB) which will become a double burden in the midst of a pandemic. The impact of decreasing immunization coverage can be seen from the increasing number of cases of diseases that can be prevented by immunization (PD3I), and the occurrence of outbreaks of PD3I such as measles, rubella and diphtheria in several areas.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, there are more than 1.7 million babies in Indonesia who have not received basic immunization during the 2019-2021 period. Of this number, there are more than 600 thousand or about 37.5 percent of babies from Java and Bali.
To catch up with low immunization coverage, the Ministry of Health held a National Child Immunization Month which took place in two stages. Phase I has been implemented since May 18, 2022 in the areas of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Papua.
Types of Vaccines Given
The vaccines given are in the form of measles rubella immunization for ages 9 to 15 years, as well as catch-up immunizations for children aged 12 to 59 months who are not complete with OPV, IPV, and DPT-HB-Hib immunizations. Meanwhile, phase II will be implemented from now on in all areas of Java and Bali.
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Editor : Edy Pramana
Reporter : Marieska Harya Virdhani
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