Merdeka.com – Immunization is very important in an effort to build the body’s resistance against certain diseases. Immunization is part of an effort to prevent is better than cure. Immunization is a specific and cost effective public health intervention. One of the massive immunization efforts that have been carried out by the government is the … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use permit for the nOPV2 polio vaccine on Friday, November 13, 2020. These vaccines, among others, were produced by PT Bio Farma (Persero), a state-owned company in Indonesia. In a statement, WHO said permits were issued to deal with the high number of polio positive … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Internal medicine specialist and vaccinologist, Dirga Sakti Rambe, said there were several examples of the success of the program vaccine in dealing with a pandemic. “The most phenomenal example of the success of the vaccination program is the elimination of a disease called smallpox, variola,” said Dirga in a Productive Dialogue, Tuesday, … 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
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Director of the Directorate of Surveillance and Quarantine Health, Ministry of Health, Vensya Sitohang said that Indonesia is actually free from polio. However, the government is reluctant to be careless, because there are actually 23 provinces in Indonesia that are at high risk of polio transmission. “Those at high risk are 23 … Read more
JURNALSUMSEL.COM – On this day, Saturday, October 24 is celebrated as World Polio Day. The Covid-19 case in Indonesia has not yet been completed, currently Indonesia is urged to be alert to this polio. Polio is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the human immune system. Also Read: Acceptance of CPNS Always … 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