Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

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Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, after four children were found infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated in the country less than a decade ago.

The virus was first detected in October in a 7-year-old boy suffering from partial paralysis in the province of Aceh near Sigli, and since then three other cases have been detected, prompting the mass immunization and information drive.

With some 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous, and the largest Muslim-majority nation. Azhar, the father of the 7-year-old who contracted polio, said he had opted not to immunize his son after other villagers where he lived told him the vaccines may cause harmful chemicals or non-halal substances.

It was eliminated in Indonesia in 2014, and is today only still endemic in two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan. The statewide polio vaccination rate is 79% but Rockland's rate was lower, and New York health officials urged all unvaccinated residents, including children by 2 months of age, to get vaccinated immediately.

Rondonuwu said his ministry is keeping a close watch on the cases by doing door-to-door screening to ensure that there are no additional infections that have not been reported.

 

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That's what happens when u comprise your immune system

When is Tam gonna release it here. Can we get some Experimental Shots in advance, to protect others? 🤡🇨🇦

The vaccine again?

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