The Ministry of Health continues the MRI vaccination campaign until the end of the year

KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. The Ministry of Health decided to continue the second phase of the MR vaccination campaign until 31 December 2018. Given the importance of MR vaccination to prevent the measles virus and the rubella.

Director of Health Surveillance and Quarantine, Ministry of Health, Drg. R. Vensya Sitohang, Mr. Epid, stated that the vaccination coverage against the MR until October 31 at 6 pm, WIB had not reached the goal of 95% or 32 million dollars. 39; children. MRI vaccination coverage reaches only 66.9 or 21.4 million children.

"This means that the immunity of the child to the MRI virus has not yet been formed and we (the Ministry of Health) are still asking friends from all regions to continue to implement MRI immunization, "said Drg. Vensya in his statement, quoted on the website of the Ministry of Health, Friday (2/11).

The provinces least covered by MRI vaccination include Aceh, West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Riau, as well as regions affected by disasters this year, including Lombok, Palu and Donggala in central Sulawesi.

The goal is that 395 districts / cities can achieve 95% of the MRI vaccination coverage, which currently only represents 102 districts / cities. However, added drg. Vensya, this was due to the struggle of health workers in the area and was considered extraordinary.

"If a district is targeted, there are still five thousand who have not yet been vaccinated – for example, they will of course seek these targets and proceed to vaccination," he said.

The implementation of the MR campaign is not only aimed at reaching the 95% coverage goal, but it also helps to immunize the flock to protect other people, even those who are not immune.

& # 39; & # 39; The implementation of MRI vaccination does not only reach the target, but all children targets are protected. "It is automatic that when all children are immunized, not only protects the child himself, but also his old age can be protected, especially for pregnant women," said Drg. Vensya.

The purpose of MRI vaccination is to disconnect transmission of the disease by MRI. If the coverage is high and evenly distributed, there will be more cases of incidents, pain, disability, even fewer deaths due to MR.

The Magnetic Resonance Immunization Campaign is a global commitment of all countries in the region, including Indonesia, for the elimination of measles and rubella from all over the world. here 2020.

The involvement of governors and regents is essential to ensure the success of vaccination campaigns and achieve 95% goals, which means group immunity (herd immunity) also achieved.

With regard to the continuation of MR vaccination, Health Minister Nila Moeloek signed a circular letter extending the MR vaccination campaign. MRI vaccination coverage is expected to reach the target in December.

To do this, the Ministry under the coordination of the Ministry of PMK has developed several strategies, especially for districts / cities having reached 95%, it is necessary to clarify the coverage obtained. In addition, districts / cities with less than 95% coverage are requested to cover it immediately.

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