Why Child Immunizations are Important: Expert Advice from Dr. Raihan Sp.A

Why Child Immunizations are Important: Expert Advice from Dr. Raihan Sp.A

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — A pediatric infection and tropical disease consultant Dr. dr Raihan Sp.A said that children over the age of one year must complete immunization reinforcement or immunization booster so as not to get infected with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria to tetanus or rubella. “One year old children’s immunizations must be … Read more

Allegedly Exposed to Measles, Bangkalan Health Office Sends 13 Toddler Specimens to BBLK East Java

Allegedly Exposed to Measles, Bangkalan Health Office Sends 13 Toddler Specimens to BBLK East Java

Bangkalan (beritajatim.com) – As many as 39 toddlers in Bangkalan Regency are suspected of being exposed to measles. This prompted the Health Service to immediately send samples of a number of toddlers to the Center for Health Laboratory (BBLK) of East Java Province. Head of the Bangkalan Health Service, Sudiyo said, of the 39 toddlers … Read more

Vaccination saves lives. Immunize your children against it

Vaccination saves lives.  Immunize your children against it

Currently, vaccines represent one of the most effective measures to prevent many diseases. Over time, they have facilitated the control of epidemics and the eradication of serious diseases with a high risk of mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vaccines save many lives every year. Currently, they cover a wide spectrum of … Read more

Bogor City Health Office asks residents to be aware of measles transmission – ANTARA News Mataram

Bogor City Health Office asks residents to be aware of measles transmission – ANTARA News Mataram

Bogor City (ANTARA) – The Bogor City Health Office, West Java, has asked health service facilities, namely the public health center (Puskesmas) and 22 hospitals in the area to be aware of measles transmission. This is related to the occurrence of outbreaks (KLB) of measles in Bogor and West Bandung Regencies. Head of the Bogor … Read more

31 provinces reported measles outbreaks

31 provinces reported measles outbreaks

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Extraordinary events (KLB) of measles in Indonesia were reported from 31 provinces in Indonesia until December 2022 with patients of almost all ages, said Head of the Communications and Public Services Bureau of the Ministry of Health Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday. He said the measles cases reported by … Read more

34.4% of the vaccines purchased against covid have not been applied

34.4% of the vaccines purchased against covid have not been applied

embedded note January 9, 2023, 4:00 January 9, 2023, 4:00 Bolivia has 8,176,401 coronavirus vaccines available. This lot means 34.4% of the doses purchased by the Government and those it has received from cooperation. There is low application in the fourth dose of the vaccine and the Ministry of Health asks the population to go … Read more

1st the booster dose reaches only 20% of the vaccinated, so they ask for immunization

1st the booster dose reaches only 20% of the vaccinated, so they ask for immunization

Considering that we are facing an increase in respiratory cases and at a time when Christmas and New Year’s gatherings are also constant, for these celebrations to be a reunion with loved ones and above all safe, it is very important to be immunized against COVID-19 and to improve the protection provided by vaccines, have … Read more

Covid-19: Minsa will continue to vaccinate during Christmas and New Year | News

Covid-19: Minsa will continue to vaccinate during Christmas and New Year |  News

From the Campo de Marte Vaccination Center, in Jesús María, the Deputy Minister of Public Health, María Elena Aguilar Del Águila, announced that the vaccination points will be open during Christmas and New Year to protect the population from covid-19 and 26 other diseases preventable with vaccines. “We will continue with the vaccination, even on … Read more

The reason why DKI, Banten and West Java were the first to inject the polio vaccine twice

The reason why DKI, Banten and West Java were the first to inject the polio vaccine twice

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) explained why only three provinces had started the programme immunization inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in newborns from 1 December 2022. Meanwhile, other provinces across Indonesia will only start the new program in 2023. ANNOUNCEMENT SCROLL TO RESUME CONTENT Health Ministry Communication and Public Service Office … Read more

Many parents in Aceh are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against polio

Many parents in Aceh are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against polio

VOA — A member of the Indonesian Association of Pediatricians’ (IDAI) Tropical Disease Coordination Working Unit, Raihan, explained a number of findings related to low polio immunization coverage in Aceh province, particularly in the district of Pidie. The low coverage is due to the reluctance of parents to Pidie if their children receive polio immunization … Read more