47.4% of infants in North Kalimantan did not receive complete immunization in 2020.

Health development efforts must begin early, one of which is immunization for toddlers. Immunization is an effort to protect against infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis, Polio, Measles, and others.

According to records from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), only 52.6% of toddlers in North Kalimantan Province had received complete immunization in 2020. The remaining 47.4% of toddlers did not receive complete immunization.

By regency/city, the highest percentage of toddlers who did not receive complete immunization was in Nunukan Regency, reaching 59.28%. This means that more than half of the toddlers in this regency did not receive complete immunization.

The low level of toddler immunization is due to the still minimal awareness of parents regarding immunization, concerns about the impact of immunization, and issues surrounding the halal status of vaccines.

A complete immunization program, according to the Ministry of Health Regulation No. 42 of 2013, must be given to infants before the age of one year, consisting of BCG, DPT-HB-HiB, Hepatitis B, Polio, IPV, and other immunizations.

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