3900 Doses Of Mouth And Nail Disease Vaccine Will Be Distributed In West Kalimantan, This Is The Target

Illustration of PMK vaccination. (Photo: ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Surabaya)

JAKARTA - The government has started to carry out vaccination for oral and nail diseases (PMK). There are 800 thousand doses of vaccine that will be distributed nationally.

One of the areas that received the PMK vaccine was West Kalimantan Province. There are 3900 doses of the first phase of vaccine that are ready to be distributed by the provincial government and district governments.

The provision of the first stage of PMK vaccine to livestock is marked by the delivery of the vaccine from the central government and injection to cows.

"We are grateful, today in West Kalimantan we have launched a PMK vaccination for livestock. The launch was carried out in Raya Jaya Village, Kubu Raya Regency," said Head of the Plantation and Livestock Service Office of West Kalimantan Province, Muhammad Munsif, as reported by Antara.

This first stage of vaccination will be given to livestock that are healthy and still in the reproductive stage. Vaccination in West Kalimantan was dominated by Kubu Raya Regency, which reached 1,200 doses.

"Nationally, there are 18 provinces targeted for PMK vaccination. The total PMK vaccine is 800,000 doses and West Kalimantan Province gets a quota of 3,900 doses. The number of vaccine doses is adjusted to the conditions of the occurrence of PMK in the region," he said.

He added that the FMD vaccination was only effective in principle for healthy livestock, which is expected within 4-5 days to produce antibodies to the animal's body. Meanwhile, if the cattle are sick, of course there is no need for vaccination and only handling.

"It is necessary to pay attention that for administering vaccines to livestock, the distance from the existing PMK cases is at least 10 km. Therefore, Pontianak City does not receive the PMK vaccine quota because it does not meet the criteria," he said.

He explained that the PMK vaccination was somewhat similar to the COVID-19 vaccination. Data and involvement of all parties are very important in terms of administering FMD vaccination.

For data on PMK vaccine recipients assisted by the PMK Task Force, local governments, Babinkamtibmas and others.

"Hopefully, with this FMD vaccination, transmission can be suppressed. The handling of livestock affected by FMD is currently also a concern because this disease is easy to recover. Then the mortality rate is small. However, the transmission is very high. For that, it must be a common concern in handling it," he said. .