Don’t miss it, Check out the Importance of the BIAN Program for Children’s Health

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As parents, we will definitely always give our maximum effort to be healthy, Mom. One way and is supported by the government to fulfill this is by immunization.

For your information, May this year will be National Child Immunization Month aka BIAN, you know, Mother. This will be very useful if you ever miss a child’s immunization schedule.

For a moment, considering the situation some time ago, it was noted that many children did not receive immunizations. This happened for various reasons, one of which was parental concern about COVID-19, which could infect children when they had to be taken to health services to receive immunizations.

As a result, now the number of diseases that infect children through viruses has increased. So, departing from this, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) held a BIAN. BIAN aims to protect children from diseases that can be prevented by immunization. Later, this program will provide additional Measles-Rubela immunizations and complete the missed doses of Polio and DPT-HB-Hib immunizations.

“Why? Because I’m afraid that if we wait again, there will be another unwanted outbreak,” said the Founder of the Bogor Vaccine House, dr. Tafdhila Rahmaniah at Live Instagram HaiBunda on Tuesday (17/5/2022).

“Because of the gap between children’s immunizations yesterday and yesterday, we are pursuing them now with the existence of BIAN. This BIAN is an integrated vaccination effort,” he added.

Furthermore, you also need to understand what the Ministry of Health’s strategic focus on the BIAN program is. Read more as follows, yes.

Here are some BIAN strategies that Bunda needs to know:

1. Immunization chase

This catch-up immunization includes polio immunization, either by drop (OPV) or injection (IPV). The goal is to complete the immunization status of toddlers who are late or not on schedule.

2. Additional measles rubella immunization

It aims to provide additional doses regardless of immunization status.

3. Implementation of expansion and introduction of new vaccines

It aims to increase immunity against certain diseases. Later, the government will intensify this program by covering various areas as wide as possible, Mother. In fact, it is possible that this BIAN can later be launched through drive thru.

“From the Ministry of Health, efforts are made to be as wide as possible so that the coverage is as large as possible. Starting from puskesmas, posyandu, reports will also be sought” drive thruschools, government hospitals, police hospitals, like that,” said Dr. Tafdhila.

“But we are still waiting for the implementation, the socialization was just yesterday,” he added.

Another thing to keep in mind, dr. Tafdhila also advised mothers to ensure that their children are in the best possible condition when they will receive immunizations.

“Giving vaccines (immunization) is the same as giving antigens to the body. So, because you want to introduce antigens into the body, try to be in as healthy a condition as possible, not in an acute illness such as a high fever or a severe cold that bothers you.”

“But if it’s just a mild cold, or an allergic effect, it’s still allowed. So it’s returned to parents who know best (the condition) of their child,” he continued.

BIAN In May, see 7 facts about child immunization in the following video:

[Gambas:Video Haibunda]

(AFN / fir)

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