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According to the report, Indonesia has officially ended its circulating poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak after administering nearly 60 million additional vaccine doses to children, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on Friday.
He stated that no poliovirus had been detected in children or the environment since June 2024, which led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the outbreak over on November 19. Sadikin praised the dedication of health workers, parents, communities, and partners who supported the nationwide
In addition, with the outbreak officially closed, he noted, the government reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining Indonesia's polio-free status through strengthened routine immunization, enhanced surveillance, cross-sectoral collaboration, and community participation.
Indonesia recorded its first cVDPV2 case in Aceh in October 2022. Subsequent cases appeared in Banten, West Java, Central Java, East Java, North Maluku, Central Papua, Highland Papua, and South Papua. The last case was confirmed in South Papua on June 27, 2024.
Source: Antara
PROBLEM SOLVED. A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during National Polio Immunization Week in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on July 23, 2024. Nearly 60 million additional vaccine doses had been administered to children since the outbreak last year. (Antara)
He stated that no poliovirus had been detected in children or the environment since June 2024, which led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the outbreak over on November 19. Sadikin praised the dedication of health workers, parents, communities, and partners who supported the nationwide
In addition, with the outbreak officially closed, he noted, the government reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining Indonesia's polio-free status through strengthened routine immunization, enhanced surveillance, cross-sectoral collaboration, and community participation.
Indonesia recorded its first cVDPV2 case in Aceh in October 2022. Subsequent cases appeared in Banten, West Java, Central Java, East Java, North Maluku, Central Papua, Highland Papua, and South Papua. The last case was confirmed in South Papua on June 27, 2024.
Source: Antara
PROBLEM SOLVED. A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during National Polio Immunization Week in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on July 23, 2024. Nearly 60 million additional vaccine doses had been administered to children since the outbreak last year. (Antara)