Suara.com – Complete basic immunizations important given to children even from birth to protect children from various Diseases That Can Be Prevented by Immunization or PD3I.
Plt. Director General of Disease Control and Prevention (P2P) Ministry of Health dr. Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, DHSM, MARS., said that children who immunization incomplete basics, will often get sick because they have weak immunity.
“Children who are not immunized are certainly often sick. If the number of those who are sick is large, it will cause extraordinary events to occur until an outbreak occurs,” said Maxi in a virtual media meeting, Tuesday (11/30/2021).
The extraordinary event (KLB) related to PD3I was not only detrimental from a health perspective but also from an economic perspective, continued Maxi.
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Therefore, complete basic immunization needs to be carried out in all regions of Indonesia so that group immunity is formed.
According to Maxi, the basic immunization program in Indonesia has actually gone according to plan. However, since the Covid-19 pandemic, complete basic immunization coverage has decreased in each region.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, basic immunization throughout 2021 is still low, only 58.4 percent of the target of 79.1 percent.
“The impact of low and uneven immunization will definitely lead to the accumulation of a population that is susceptible to PD3I.”
“He will not be immune to vaccine-preventable diseases, ranging from BCG (vaccine for tuberculosis), polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis, then measles and rubella,” said Maxi.
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During the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, basic immunization coverage has continued to decline. As a result, the impact of the outbreak on several PD3Is has begun to be found in several areas.
“Until now there have been outbreaks of diphtheria in several areas, especially in West Kalimantan. Also measles and rubella in several provinces,” said Maxi.
To prevent the outbreak from getting worse, the Ministry of Health asked parents to carry out catch-up immunizations for their children who were late for basic vaccinations.
“We hope that the implementation of routine immunization should be pursued. Because there is only one month left until 2022, the experience of 2020 and 2021 will be a good experience for us to pursue routine immunization activities and other essential programs,” he concluded.
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