BIN Holds Vaccination Of Children To Remote Areas In Hulu Sungai Utara

Vaccinations held by BIN in South Kalimantan/Photo: Antara

HULU SUNGAI UTARA - The South Kalimantan Regional State Intelligence Agency (BIN) conducted vaccinations for children aged 6-11 years in three schools in Sungai Tabukan Subdistrict, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency. The BIN area of Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, Purnomo, said a total of 123 children were vaccinated. "Together with health workers from the Pasar Saturday Health Center, we carried out child vaccines at Madrasyah Ibtidaiyah Raudhatul Jinan, Rantau Bujur Hulu Village, as many as 80 children, MI Nurul Fallah 18 children and SDN Fishermen 25 students," he said, Wednesday, February 16. He said that prior to the vaccination, the school together with the health workers of UPT Puskesmas Pasar Saturday had carried out socialization to the guardians of students in order to correct the wrong information circulating on social media regarding child vaccines. One of the guardians of students, Khairun Nida, confirmed that if The students' parents have been invited to come to school "It's natural as a parent to be a little worried, but I'm sure to bring my child a vaccine to be healthy," he said. Khairun has long believed in the benefits of vaccines, so he has brought his child vaccines at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Matla'ul Anwar Rantau Bujur Hilir village but failed to follow because his son was sick.

The awareness of some parents can grow because the school also regularly disseminates about child vaccines through the WhatApps application. The head of MI Raudhatul Jinan, H Muhammad Asrar said that communication applications such as WA made it easier for schools to communicate and disseminate information to parents. guardians of students for socialization, also through WA groups," he said. An additional strategy was also carried out by the Head of MIS Mathla'ul Anwar Rantau Bujur Hilir Village H Farid Wildan to motivate parents to take their children to take vaccines, namely providing door prizes. the teacher provides gifts such as fans, umbrellas and so on," he explained. The doctor from Pasar Saturday Health Center, Dr. Lily Inderiani, assured parents that his office would not give vaccines to children without prior medical examination or strict screening. "Just like adults. , screening in children to ensure fish does not suffer from anemia, itching, checks the condition of the child's heart and lungs," he said. In contrast to vaccine activities in other places, during the implementation of vaccines for children/students in Sungai Tabukan Subdistrict, Dr. the condition of the vaccine participants. He explained that if the prospective vaccine recipient sometimes finds out whether he has heart health problems or not, health workers must make sure they are in a safe condition to be vaccinated.