Palangka Raya (ANTARA) – As many as 4,145 children and infants in Kotawaringin Barat (Kobar) district of Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) province have been vaccinated against polio in an attempt to boost children’s immunity against the polio virus.
“Our target through October was actually 79.1 percent of children vaccinated against polio, but in reality 4,145 children have been reached, or 80.9 percent of the total goal,” said Jhon Ferry, chief of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Services, Kobar Health Service in Pangkalan Bun, Wednesday.
He said that in all local districts his party has not found any cases of polio in children and infants. Indeed, the coverage and implementation of polio vaccination by drip and injection in West Sumatra has gone well so far.
“For the polio vaccine in Kobar there is no problem, and the vaccine has been systematically requested and stocked at the puskesmas, and for the polio cases in children in Kobar, it is negative or non-existent,” Jhon Ferry said.
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The Kobar Health Service is also continuing its efforts to ensure that every child receives four drops of polio vaccine and one injection of polio vaccine.
“We continue to increase vaccination coverage for children under five whose immunizations are incomplete. This is an effort to anticipate any children who become attacked or infected with the polio virus,” he said.
Polio is a neurological disease that can cause permanent paralysis. Anyone can experience polio or polio, but it generally affects children under five, especially those who have not been immunized against polio. In addition to permanent paralysis, polio can also cause respiratory nerve disorders.
The polio virus is transmitted through direct contact with splashes of the patient’s saliva or feces and through the consumption of foods or drinks that have been contaminated with the polio virus.
“This disease is caused by infection with the polio virus, but it can still be prevented by having polio immunization which is a part of the government’s comprehensive immunization program which is given free of charge,” said John Ferry.*
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