Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 05:31 WIB
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Jakarta, InfoPublik – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has increased the number of mandatory routine immunizations in Indonesia, which is a government program, from 11 vaccines to 14 vaccines.
Minister of Health (Menkes), Budi Gunadi Sadikin, through his official statement Saturday (23/4/2022) said immunization was the most appropriate and inexpensive way to prevent maternal and child deaths.
“Vaccination is one of the health interventions that is cheaper and more effective than intervention when someone has been admitted to hospital,” said Minister of Health Budi.
The addition of three immunizations is the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the Rotavirus vaccine, and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine.
The PCV vaccine aims to prevent pneumonia, inflammation of the lining of the brain, and inflammation of the ear caused by Pneumococcal bacteria. The vaccine is starting this year nationwide.
Rotavirus vaccine to prevent severe diarrhea and its complications caused by the Rota virus. Rotavirus vaccine will start in 2022 in 21 districts/cities representing each island, and will be administered nationally in 2024.
While the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer (cervical cancer) in women. The plan is that in 2023 it will be implemented in all provinces and districts/cities.
This year’s HPV vaccine is also given in 131 districts/cities in eight provinces. Consists of four provinces on the island of Java and four provinces outside Java (DKI Jakarta Province, DI Yogyakarta, Central Java, East Java, North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and Bali).
All immunization programs that are part of the mandatory routine immunization program will be free of charge, under certain conditions and requirements. For example, the HPV vaccine is required for girls in grades 5 and 6 of elementary school.
This is carried out in the School Child Immunization Month (BIAS) program which is held in August every year.
The 11 types of vaccines previously used included first, complete basic immunization for infants aged 0-11 months. Age 1 Month: BCG Polio 1, prevents transmission of tuberculosis and polio.
Age 2 Months: DPT-HB-Hib 1 Polio 2, prevents polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, retanus, hepatitis B, meningitis & pneumonia. 3 Months Age: DPT-HB-Hib 2 Polio 3, 4 Months Age: DPT-HB-Hib 3 Polio 4, 9 Months Age: Measles, prevents measles.
Second, follow-up immunization for infants aged 18-24 months. One dose of DPT-HB-Hib immunization, serves to prevent diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, pneumonia, and meningitis. One dose of rubella measles immunization.
Third, advanced immunization of elementary school children in the annual National Immunization Month program
Immunization of measles, rubella and DT in grade 1 children. Tethanus diphtheria immunization td in grade 2 and grade 5.
Photo: Ministry of Health
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