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by Edna Tarigan, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 13, 2021 11:39 pm ADT
Last Updated Jan 13, 2021 at 11:40 pm ADT
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia started vaccinating health workers and public servants for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of China’s Sinovac Biotech vaccine.
The Health Ministry is planning to vaccinate more than 1.3 million health workers and 17.4 million public officials in the first stage.
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, plans to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people or just over 180 million people.
“The pandemic is still going on and health care workers are the front-liners in caring for COVID-19 patients,” Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono said.
A health worker receives a shot of Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. - AP
JAKARTA (Xinhua): A few minutes after receiving a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday (JAN 14), Indonesian Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono tried to feel the effect to his body. It doesn t feel anything (pain), said Saksono at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, a government-run hospital in Jakarta.
Indonesia launched its massive Covid-19 vaccination programme on Thursday with health workers as the main priority group, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot developed by China s biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech.
Edna Tarigan
A health worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a public health facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Indonesia started vaccinating health workers and public servants for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of China s Sinovac Biotech vaccine. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) January 14, 2021 - 12:58 AM
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia started vaccinating health workers and public servants for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of Chinaâs Sinovac Biotech vaccine.
The Health Ministry is planning to vaccinate more than 1.3 million health workers and 17.4 million public officials in the first stage.
2021-01-14 10:36:07 GMT2021-01-14 18:36:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) A few minutes after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Indonesian Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono tried to feel the effect to his body. It doesn t feel anything (pain), said Saksono at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, a government-run hospital in Jakarta.
Indonesia launched its massive COVID-19 vaccination program on Thursday with health workers as the main priority group, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot developed by China s biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech.
Indonesia is targeting to vaccinate 181.5 million people until next year, in order to create herd immunity against the pandemic. Controlling the outbreak is a key factor to recover its economy which contracted sharply last year.