JAKARTA, celebrities.id – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) noted that 1.7 million children in Indonesia do not complete basic immunization complete from 2019 to 2021. This is due to information hoax and pandemic Covid-19 that hit the world.
Unfortunately, in addition to affecting group immunity, people who do not receive complete basic immunizations can also endanger the child’s life during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Medical Officer Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) World Health Agency (WHO), dr. Paba Palihawadana, vaccines were created to prevent certain diseases according to the type of vaccine.
For example Covid-19 vaccineThe vaccine was assigned to prevent Covid-19 disease. The same applies to vaccines that are included in the complete list of basic immunizations, such as measles and rubella.
“When the vaccine is not given to the child, the child does not have optimal immunity to prevent certain diseases,” said dr. Paba in the Webinar ‘Achieving a Quality Life Throughout the Ages, Let’s Complete Immunizations’, Monday (11/4/2022).
So, do children who do not receive complete basic immunizations become more vulnerable in this Covid-19 pandemic situation?
Doctor Paba explained, there is a possibility. Because, when the child’s immune system is not optimal against certain diseases, in general his body’s immunity is not optimal in preventing other infectious diseases.
“If there is a child who is not vaccinated even though the vaccine is available and proven to prevent rubella or measles, for example, his body strength will decrease, so that the child will be more susceptible to other diseases including Covid-19 from the new variants that are currently being found,” he said. dr. daddy.
For this reason, he advised all parents not to skip and complete basic immunizations. Because, it is very useful for the health of the child both now and in the future.
Editor: Leonardus Selwyn Kangsaputra
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