Only 45 Percent, Bogor City Pursues Polio Immunization Vaccine Target 84,983 Children

Illustration of the provision of child immunization (ANTARA)

BOGOR - Bogor City Government (Pemkot) is targeting Polio immunization vaccines for 84,983 children. However, until now, only about 45 percent or the equivalent of 38,681 children have been realized.

West Java has designated the Polio case as an Extraordinary Event (KLB) after the discovery of 7 cases of children infected with Polio in Purwakarta. The government is also intensifying the Polio immunization vaccine, including in Bogor City.

"The achievement of the Polio immunization vaccine is still 45 percent, we are targeting it to be 95 percent. Yes, before Lebaran, it must be above 60-70 percent," said Bogor Mayor Bima Arya, Friday, April 7.

As a result, Bogor City intensified the Polio vaccine not only at Posyandu or at the puskesmas, but immediately picked up the ball to the Polio vaccine target settlement.

"We ask the posyandu, puskesas, to be pushed by the village head, to really pick up the ball. Don't just wait but visit the house. There are obstacles, for example, those whose parents work and so on. Why pick up the ball? Because our achievements are still low," said Bima Arya.

"Moreover, immunization vaccines are not complicated like other vaccines, only two drops, that's enough," he added.

He explained that Bogor City will carry out the Polio immunization vaccine in two rounds. Namely the first round until April 14, 2023, then the second round of the following month.

Previously, Bogor Mayor Bima Arya confirmed that until now there had been no cases of children contracting Polio in Bogor City.

Bima Arya also instructed his staff to intensify the implementation of the Polio vaccine by picking up the ball to areas throughout the city of Bogor, targeting no less than 84,983 children under the age of five or toddlers.

This was the aftermath of the Polio case which was declared an Extraordinary Event (KLB) in West Java, after 7 cases of children being hit by Polio in Purwakarta Regency.

Even so, Bima Arya confirmed that so far there have been no cases of children contracting Polio in Bogor City.

"There are no cases (Polios in Bogor City) yet, hopefully there won't be any," said Bima Arya in East Ciledek, West Bogor District, Bogor City, Friday, April 7, 2023.