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        "id": 1734821,
        "msgid": "health-threat-deputy-health-minister-2-3-million-indonesian-children-are-zero-dose-1778608514",
        "date": "2026-05-12 19:33:59",
        "title": "Health Threat, Deputy Health Minister: 2.3 Million Indonesian Children are \"Zero Dose\"",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia faces a serious health threat with 2.3 million children categorised as \"zero dose,\" meaning they have received no basic immunisations, as highlighted by Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono. Despite national immunisation coverage reaching 80 per cent, this falls short of the 90 per cent needed for herd immunity, with recent measles cases underscoring gaps in protection influenced by misinformation and religious concerns. The government is emphasising the role of integrated health posts, local leaders, media, and religious figures in promoting safe and halal vaccines, while praising West Java's success in reducing zero-dose children by nearly 40,000 in one year.",
        "content": "<p>The emergence of measles cases and several other infectious diseases\nindicates ongoing gaps in immunisation protection within the community.\nBandung (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Health (Wamenkes) Dante Saksono\nHarbuwono revealed that Indonesia still faces a serious health threat\nwith 2.3 million children in the zero-dose category, or those who have\nnot received even a single dose of basic immunisation in 2025. Wamenkes\nDante emphasised that although national immunisation coverage has\nreached 80 per cent, this figure is insufficient to achieve herd\nimmunity, which requires at least 90 per cent protection. \u201cThe emergence\nof measles cases and several other infectious diseases shows that there\nare still gaps in immunisation protection in the community,\u201d said\nWamenkes Dante during a thematic field visit in Bandung City, West Java,\non Tuesday. According to him, the high number of zero-dose children is\ninfluenced by inaccurate information received by parents. He\nacknowledged that in recent times, several issues circulating about\nvaccines have led many parents to refuse immunisation for their\nchildren, such as for measles, polio, DPT, or others. Regarding trust\nissues, Dante exemplified the measles immunisation, whose base material\nfor separating growth cells uses porcine trypsin, but it is then\npurified so that in the final product, the porcine trypsin is no longer\npresent. \u201cAnd this has been tested by the MUI, with the result that the\nmeasles vaccine contains no elements derived from that porcine trypsin,\u201d\nsaid Wamenkes Dante. Issues that have developed, including religious\nones, he said, pose challenges in explaining the importance of\nimmunisation for children to the community. This is where, he continued,\nthe important role of integrated service posts (Posyandu), regional\nleaders, mass media, and religious figures comes in, in explaining that\nthe vaccine is safe, halal, and beneficial for the community. On that\noccasion, Dante appreciated the West Java Province for successfully\nreducing the number of zero-dose children significantly, from 102,000 to\n67,000 children in just one year. \u201cThe reduction is nearly 40,000\nchildren. This is an extraordinary achievement. Bandung has great\npotential to become a national example through health service\ninnovations and strengthening Posyandu,\u201d he said. The Deputy Minister\nalso urged the mass media to enhance their role as a defence against\nhealth hoaxes on social media. Correct education regarding basic\nimmunisation, such as measles, polio, and DPT, must be widely promoted\nto ensure that the nation\u2019s future investment through child health\nremains protected.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/health-threat-deputy-health-minister-2-3-million-indonesian-children-are-zero-dose-1778608514",
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