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Opposition to pandemic vaccine threatens Indonesia s recovery
Public suspicion is still strong despite reassurances from political and religious leaders
A medical worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive targeting ride-hailing drivers and frontline hospitality workers in Nusa Dua on Indonesia s resort island of Bali on March 1. (Photo: AFP)
Indonesia’s Covid-19 vaccination plans are being undermined by millions of citizens refusing to be vaccinated, though most of them won’t say it publicly for fear of being targeted by the government.
The country’s vaccination program began in January soon after the government secured millions of Chinese-made Sinovac doses.
Indonesian minister extolls virtues of moderate beliefs
Religious affairs minister calls on Catholics to support the fight against extremists
Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Qolil Qoumas (white shirt), Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo and Father Agustinus Heri Wibowo (third right) at Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral Church in Jakarta during a visit by the minister on Jan. 22. (Photo courtesy of Religious Affairs Ministry)
Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Qolil Qoumas has stressed the need to cultivate moderate views across all religions to counter radicalism in society during a visit to Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral Church in Jakarta.
Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta, chairman of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI), and several priests including Father Agustinus Heri Wibowo, executive secretary of KWI’s Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, welcomed the minister at the cathedral.
Indonesia kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive President Widodo and religious leaders become the country s first recipients of Chinese-made shot
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center) becomes the first recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Jan. 13. (Photo: courtesy of Humas Sekretaris Kabinet/Jay)
Didacus Prajojo, a 53-year-old Catholic doctor, was ready to receive his first COVID-19 vaccine dose after getting a notification via a text message from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
The father of three, who works at the Catholic-run Brayat Minulya Hospital in Surakarta in Central Java province, registered via an SMS and received an electronic ticket serving as an invitation to become a verified vaccine recipient. The next step was to fill in a form containing a set of questions, including ones about comorbid conditions.