The Government has announced it will start administering booster shots to public tomorrow on Wednesday (01/12) by taking into account the current availability of COVID-19 vaccine in the country. “The Government will provide booster vaccination by ensuring the availability of vaccine supply this year since the types of vaccines will be different from those available […]
Following the Government’s decision to start booster vaccination tomorrow, Wednesday (12/1), Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has ensured that the stock of vaccines is sufficient. “This booster vaccination is important for the people. The Government gives it as a commitment to protect all Indonesian people from the threat of COVID-19 including its new variants. […]
The Indonesian Government will start administering COVID-19 booster shots for the general public tomorrow, Wednesday (01/12). A host of preparations and coordination have been made by the relevant ranks to ensure the smooth running of the vaccination drive. “In accordance with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s directives this afternoon, the booster vaccination drive will start tomorrow […]
The Government has unveiled its target to reduce stunting from 24.4 percent in 2021 to 14 percent in 2024. “President Joko Widodo has ordered us to reduce stunting rate from 24.4 percent in 2021 to 14 percent in 2024 that is translated into 2.7 percent reduction per year,” Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said, […]
In a bid to boost the people’s immunity following the mutated COVID-19 strain, the Government has announced it will carry out the third dose of vaccination on January 12, 2022 by prioritizing the elderly and the vulnerable groups. “I have decided to provide the third dose free of charge to all Indonesians since people’s safety […]
The Government has renewed its commitment to speeding up stunting reduction in Indonesia in order to achieve the 14 percent target prevalence by 2024. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), which helms the acceleration of national stunting rate reduction, to ensure that the interventions carried out to […]
The Indonesians Government and the Japanese Government have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on the Realization of Energy Transitions in a bid to facilitate energy cooperation between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif and the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) […]
The Government continues to expand the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country, including through vaccination for children aged 6 – 11 years old. According to the Government, vaccination for children is crucial in the implementation of face-to-face learning (PTM). “The first dose of vaccine given for children have reached 36 percent rate in the […]
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto Monday (01/10) has announced that the people in the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province will be prioritized to receive booster shots after the second dose coverage of 70 percent in the region has met. “We expect the third dose of vaccination can be carried out in […]
On the recent development of COVID-19 in the country, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that positivity rate for international arrivals is much higher than that of local transmission. “The positivity rate for international arrivals is 13 percent, far above the positivity rate for local transmissions of 0.2 percent. It means that the positivity […]
