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

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022 Feb 28;10(1):e2100310. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00310. Print 2022 Feb 28.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Indonesia / epidemiology
  • Pandemics
  • Poliomyelitis* / epidemiology
  • Poliomyelitis* / prevention & control