The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and the Indonesian National Police Chief Gen. Idham Azis, on Wednesday (13/01), took part as the recipients of the first COVID-19 vaccination, joining President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Along with doctors and medical personnel, the TNI and the National […]

Chairperson of the Indonesian Medical Associations (IDI) Daeng Mohammad Faqih called on the public, particularly medical workers to participate in COVID-19 free vaccination program. The vaccination, he said, aims to build immune, prevent COVID-19 infection, and protect our medical workers during the pandemic. “It can minimize death toll of doctors and medical workers who fall […]

  The Government has announced it will start a free COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday (13/1) with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo becoming the first recipient of the vaccine. “The Government will start (the vaccination) on Wednesday and President Jokowi will receive the first jab,” said Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Monday (11/01) at […]

Vaccination is a positive momentum for Indonesia’s future economic growth, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rosan Perkasa Roeslani has said. “This is certainly a very positive momentum for us, especially from the health sector, and will have a very significant impact on the economy,” said Rosan on Wednesday (13/1). According to […]

The Government started national COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday (13/01). The recipient of the first vaccine injection was President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “My only message to my fellow Indonesian citizens is that the vaccine is a tool that can be used to protect ourselves. But more importantly, this vaccine also aims to protect our families, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (13/1) at the Merdeka Palace received the first dose of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac, becoming the first person in Indonesia to be vaccinated. “Thank God, this morning the vaccination process went smoothly,” the President told reporters. For the record, the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Sinovac, which was injected into the […]

The Indonesian Government has officially kicked off the free COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday (13/01), joined by representatives from various backgrounds. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was the first person in the country to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The program was commenced after the Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency (BPOM) issued the […]

The Indonesian Government, on Wednesday (13/1), began the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program.  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received the first shot of Sinovac vaccine, followed by a number of representatives from various backgrounds. “I, together with representatives from the health sector, religious figures, market traders, entrepreneurs, labors, teachers, and medical workers have been vaccinated,” the President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (13/1) has received the first COVID-19 jab as the Government commences a free national vaccination program. Prior to the shot, President Jokowi must go through several steps, among others, registration and data verification, simple medical examination such as blood pressure test and body temperature check, as well as health […]

The COVID-19 vaccination program must be implemented in parallel with health protocols, Head of the COVID-19 National Task Force Doni Monardo has said. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo always reminds the Ministers and Head of Task Force that the vaccines should not make all of us neglect health protocols,” Doni said after witnessing the arrival of […]