Maintaining Polio-Free Status in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on by

Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 10, No. 1 February 28, 2022
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

COMMENTARIES
Open Access
Maintaining Polio-Free Status in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Luthfi Azizatunnisa’, Utsamani Cintyamena, Vinod Bura, Asik Surya, Hariadi Wibisono, Riris Andono Ahmad and Yodi Mahendradhata
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2100310; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00310
Despite the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on polio eradication efforts, ensuring the high coverage of polio immunization and high performance of surveillance are essential to maintaining Indonesia’s polio-free status and the reaching the 2023 global polio eradication target.