Vaccinations for the Country
Today, vaccinations will begin following the issuance of a halal certificate from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and a distribution permit from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM).
This handout photo taken and released on August 11, 2020 by Presidential palace shows President Joko Widodo (C) visiting the Bio Farma Pharmacy that produce vaccines for COVID-19 coronavirus in Bandung, West Java. - Indonesia on August 11, 2020 launched human trials of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine with some 1,600 volunteers slated to take part in the six-month study.
Today, vaccinations will begin following the issuance of a halal certificate from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and a distribution permit from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM).
According to plan, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will lead this new chapter in the handling of COVID-19 by becoming the first Indonesian to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac, in collaboration with Bio Farma. Amid post-holiday case surges, the vaccine has become a source of hope to reduce the spread of the virus. However, many conditions still need to be fulfilled for vaccinations to overcome transmission.