Self-Paid Vaccine Scheme Cancelled, Supply Should Be for Public
After receiving input and responses from the public, President Joko Widodo decided to cancel the distribution of [self-paid] vaccines through Kimia Farma.
A security personnel guards a shipment of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines received from the US in Bandung on July 11, 2021, as Indonesia faces its most serious outbreak driven by the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Following criticism from various parties, the government has cancelled plans to allow individuals to pay for vaccination under the Gotong Royong (mutual cooperation) private vaccination program. The supply of the Sinopharm vaccine intended for use in the paid vaccination scheme should instead be sold to small and medium-sized companies at lower prices or purchased by the government for the free public vaccination program.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung announced the cancellation of the self-paid vaccination scheme in Jakarta on Friday (16/7/2021). According to him, the Gotong Royong vaccination program should be implemented by companies that should cover their employees’ vaccination costs.