Immunization Polio Aims For 500 Thousand Toddlers In Bogor Regency

Provision of Polio Immunization (ANTARA)

BOGOR - The Bogor Regency Government (Pemkab) is intensifying immunizations following the national outbreak of Polio in children. A total of 500 thousand toddlers are targeted in the current immunization week.

Head of the Bogor Regency Health Office (Dinkes), Mike Kaltarina, said the immunization week was carried out simultaneously in all health facilities, health centers, and posyandu in Bogor Regency.

"The polio vaccination targets toddlers aged 0-59 months or 0-5 years, with a target of 542,530 children," said Mike, Tuesday, April 4.

Immunization takes place in two stages. The first stage is on April 3-15, 2023 and the second stage is on May 15-27, 2023.

"We hope that all families who have sons and daughters aged 0-59 months and have not or have not carried out the polio vaccination can visit the designated health facilities both at the puskesmas and posyandu," he said.

The Bogor Regency Government has also formed a special task force or team in handling Polio. The polio Task Force was formed from the district level to the village level.

The Acting Regent of Bogor, Iwan Setiawan, said that the formation of this task force was to prevent polio cases in the Bogor Regency area. The Health Office became the secretary of the task force.