Vaccines for the Entire Indonesian Population
The government plans to open or prepare a regulation on independent vaccination for certain industrial sectors, although the sources of vaccines used are different from those of the government.
The Covid-19 vaccination program is entering a new “discussion”. The government plans to open or prepare a regulation on independent vaccination for certain industrial sectors, although the sources of vaccines used are different from those of the government.
This is feared to give rise to inequality and injustice in citizens’ access to health and safety (Kompas, 21-22/1/2021). It should first be explained that the “entire” Indonesian population in the title of this article means everybody who actually fulfills medical requirements to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The government practically leans toward making vaccination mandatory. In the views of McGaughey and Rizzi (University of Western Australia’s Law School) and Maguire (University of Newcastle), the government as a public institution indeed has the authority to implement a policy with the obligation to execute vaccination although it may have a different aim.