Finding Synergy between Health and the Economy

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Muslim women ride a motorbike past a coronavirus-themed mural in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. Writings on the mural read "Let\'s fight coronavirus together". As companies race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and countries scramble to secure doses, questions about the use of pork products — banned by some religious groups — has raised concerns about the possibility of disrupted immunization campaigns.

2021 is the defining year for Indonesia’s economic recovery. Managing the pandemic is the key for success.

Amid the economic stimulus for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), health sector, social welfare, manufacturing, and the financial sector, we are still shadowed by widespread COVID-19 in-fections. The government is still implementing community activity restrictions (PPKM), which have been extended until March 2021, in accordance with the severity of the infections.