1.7 million Children Deprived of Complete Immunization

Immunization was very effective at protecting children from preventable diseases during the pandemic.

KOMPAS/BAHANA PATRIA GUPTA (BAH)

A student of SD Negeri Kaliasin 1 Surabaya, East Java, received a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday (18/1/2022). The city government continues to boost participation in full childhood vaccines to support the face-to-face learning 100 percent.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a nationwide decline in health service, with around 1.7 million children not receiving a complete course of basic immunization in 2019-2021. The Health Ministry is reauthorizing Posyandu (integrated health services posts) to provide complete childhood immunization.

The coverage of basic childhood immunization shrank during the Covid-19 pandemic, with complete childhood immunization reaching 93.7 percent In 2019 and then falling to 84.2 percent in 2021 (Kompas, 12/4/2022).