The Polio National Immunization Week (PIN) program in East Jakarta keeps being accelerated. Of the target target for toddlers aged 0-7 years of 358,952 people, as many as 336,205 people or 93.8 percent have been achieved.

We'll continue to intensify this until 100 percent

East Jakarta Health Sub-agency Head, Herwin Meifendy said PIN Polio in Jakarta followed up on Health Minister's Decree No. K.01.07/MENKES/1031/2024 and Home Minister's Decree No. 400.5.1/2819/SJ on Implementation of the National Immunization Week (PIN) for Polio in the context of handling Extraordinary Polio Incidents.

"This is divided into two stages. The first stage, starting from July 23 to 29, 2024, has now been extended to 11 August. Meanwhile, the second stage starts on August 12," he expressed, Tuesday (8/6).

On July 23, the polio immunization has been given to 43,036 children; followed by 46,684 on July 4; 46,790 on July 25; 41,531 on July 26; 7,949 on July 27; 4,812 on July 28; 44,489 on July 29; 25,306 on July 30; 20,698 on July 31.

Then 17,608 on August 1; 17,553 on August 2; 8,150 on August 3; 4,315 on August 4; and 7,284 on August 5.

"We'll continue to intensify this until 100 percent coverage of children immunized against Polio is achieved," he explained.

In order for PIN Polio to be optimally successful, extensive and detailed cross-sector data collection and mobilization was required using a child's name by address and NIK database.

"Human resources are also needed, both health workers and administration or input officers through the ASIK recording and reporting system and massive manual data from across related sectors," he explained.

Within the time span, PIN Polio which had been determined by various interventions would continue to be carried out, including through optimizing door-to-door services.

"For the large index of use of the novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine, its use must be as effective as possible with a sufficient target of one vial for 50 children," he said.