Banda Aceh (ANTARA) – Aceh Health Service (Dinkes) noted that as many as 62,207 children in Pidie district received polio immunization during the subdistrict’s implementation of National Immunization Week (PIN), following of an extraordinary case of polio in Aceh .
Aceh Health Bureau Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Division Chief Iman Murahman, Banda Aceh, said on Saturday that immunization is currently continuing to meet the target. The result was 67.9% or 62,207 people out of the target of 91,484 children in Pidie.
“The remaining time for today and (4/12) tomorrow should be able to (achieve the target),” said Iman Murahman.
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Data from the Aceh Health Office found that the number of children who had received polio immunization included 23,663 people aged 0 to 59 months, 6,054 people aged 5 to 7 years, and 32,490 people aged between 7 and 12 years old.
Iman added that the vaccine coverage was the first phase implementation of the Pidie-specific sub-PIN. It will then be continued by six other regions, namely Sabang, Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, Pidie Jaya, Bireuen and North Aceh on Monday (5/12).
“God willing, it will be announced by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in Banda Aceh on Monday (5/12). While the remaining 16 regencies/cities will start on December 12,” he said.
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Earlier, Aceh Health Service Chief Hanif said the sub PIN was carried out in response to the polio epidemic, with a target of reaching 95%.
Therefore, all elements of the provincial-district/municipal level health personnel were mobilized to collaborate in achieving the goal.
“You can’t fail, you have to reach 95 percent, if you don’t reach it you have to repeat it, so you have to reach this goal, because this is only useful if it reaches 95 percent,” he said.
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According to Hanif, this was due to the unknown source of the polio virus at Pidie Regency. Of course, he said, the virus didn’t appear on its own.
“Furthermore, the polio virus detected in Pidie is known to have mutated 25 times. Therefore, the Sub PIN implementation in Pidie must be successful, at least 95%, so that Pidie children are protected from polio.” he has declared.
Journalist: Khalis Surry
Publisher: Bambang Sutopo Hadi
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