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The head of the prevention and control of Bondowoso Dinkes disease Pasidi Shidiq points out that vaccines against diphtheria can be safely used. The vaccine produced by Bio Farma is already used in 136 countries. In addition, most countries that use Bio Farma vaccine is a Muslim country.

He pointed out that there have been four phases of vaccination against diphtheria in Bondowoso. "The first immunization against diphtheria was used.Now, went into the implementation of the second round vaccination," he said. In addition, the third and fourth cycles are used sequentially after the end of the second stage of immunization.

The Bondowoso District Health Unit emphasized the importance of following immunization to prevent diphtheria which is currently endemic and to pay special attention to the IR of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes). "To prevent diphtheria caused by viruses, with vaccination," said Kabid Pasidi Shidiq.

He said that this year about 300 cases of diphtheria have occurred in East Java. In Bondowoso, there was a case of diphtheria but successfully cured. In this case, the known disease has not been immunized. "In 2017, there was a case," he added.

Pasidi suggests, diphtheria is a kind of disease caused by viruses and does not know the age. In severe cases, the disease is rarely helped and is clbadified as a dangerous disease. Therefore, the participation of the population in the inclusion of their children is immune is an important element considering that in 2011, there were 46 cases of diphtheria in Bondowoso.

In 2011, Indonesia suffered an extraordinary incident (KLB) of diphtheria. There were 3,353 cases of diphtheria and 110 people died. In Bondowoso itself, in 2012, there were 19 cases, then in 2013, there were 15, in 2014 there were 7 cases, in 2015, there were 3 cases and 2016, no case of diphtheria . In 2017, there was only one case of diphtheria