Jakarta – The British government has been alarmed by the discovery of the Polio virus in waste samples in London. An immediate investigation was carried out even though it was believed that the general risk was still very low. UK health safety agency UKHSA said several related viruses were found in waste samples from Beckton … Read more
WHO will take action to prevent the spread of wild polio in Malawi. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LILONGWR — Malawi declares epidemic polio liar after discovering the case of a young child in the capital city of Lilongwe. This is the first case wild polio virus in Africa in more than five years. The World Health Organization (WHO) … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has also triggered a delay in polio vaccination to the public. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) Immunization Task Force Prof. Hindra Irawan Satari said the disease polio still lurking in Indonesia. “Indonesia is still vulnerable. This means that our neighboring countries have outbreaks, such as Malaysia which borders Indonesia. … Read more
Cianjur: BCG and Polio vaccine stocks for babies in Cianjur, West Java, since the last three months there has been a vacancy due to delays in delivery from the center. The Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Cianjur Health Office, Yusman Faisal, said that he had been submitting the application for several months. … Read more
Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, announced the vaccination of 15 million and 627 thousand and 212 children, or 93.5%, of whom 15,704 are non-Egyptian children residing in Egypt, within 3 days of the launch of the national campaign for vaccination against polio for free, which was launched On Sunday, February 28, and will … Read more
Jakarta – PT Bio Farma (Persero) has obtained an Emergency Use Listing (UEL) or emergency use permit from the World Health Organization (WHO) for the nOPV2 polio vaccine. The permit is the first EUL granted by WHO for a vaccine. According to the Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force and the Ambassador for New Habit … Read more
Indonesia has been declared free from polio since 2014. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Polio can attack all ages, but especially children under the age of five. Also called viral infectious disease poliomyelitis This can lead to paralysis by damage to the motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord. In toddlers who have not … Read more
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The Corona virus pandemic has hampered polio vaccination activities around the world and it is feared that there will be an increased risk of children getting polio. It is estimated that more than 80 million children did not get polio immunization during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has stopped giving immunizations … Read more