Antipolio drive for needy infants

Antipolio drive for needy infants

JAKARTA (JP): Polio vaccination posts are to be set up soon
across the capital: in markets, supermarkets, railway stations,
airports and hotels, to serve 972,000 needy infants, Governor
Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday.

The vaccination service, which will be provided free of charge
on Sept. 2 and Oct. 7, is a part of the national campaign to
eradicate polio, he said. The first round was held in 1995 and
the second in 1996.

"We have prepared more than 1.3 million doses of polio
vaccine," Surjadi said.

He said the vaccination posts would be open from 8 a.m. until
the vaccination was completed.

"For those people who cannot bring their under-fives at these
hours, vaccination officers are ready to be invited to go to
their homes," Surjadi said.

Chickenpox vaccinations will also be available in 68
subdistricts where infants are considered to be at particular
risk from the disease. (ste)