Kurniasih Mufidayati, member of Commission IX DPR RI, said this while reminding me that measles is a contagious disease through the respiratory medium and the transmission rate can reach 18 times.
“Don’t for the sake of measles-free publication, regional governments ignore cases that occurred in their area. All parties must intervene to deal with this measles outbreak,” Kurniasih said in a statement, Tuesday (31/1).
He considered that the existence of a pandemic with many restrictions over the past three years had ultimately reduced the rate of measles immunization. Thus, it has an impact on herd immunity to measles which decreases.
“Once again we have to pursue immunization achievements not only for measles but also for basic immunization which had stalled due to the pandemic. The point is that there must be acceleration with all kinds of strategies,” he said.
The PKS legislator added that transmission of infectious diseases other than Covid-19 had to be a serious concern because during a pandemic all components focused on overcoming the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The focus must again be shifted to reducing all risks of infectious diseases in society,” he stated.
