Indonesia is getting ready for a surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly for new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, after a high mobility of people during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holiday.
By Nurul Fitri Ramadhani JAKARTA, April 28 (Xinhua) Indonesia is getting ready for a surge in COVID-19 cases, particularly for new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.1
The Health Office of Bengkulu province has sought 60 thousand additional doses of the Sinovac and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the central government to .
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Indonesia s COVID-19 vaccine campaign lags rampaging pandemic
FILE PHOTO: An Indonesian healthcare worker receives a dose of Sinovac s vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, January 28, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/via REUTERS
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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the nation s first coronavirus vaccine live on television last month, but despite the fanfare, his ambitious inoculation campaign is already facing glitches from refrigeration, distrust and disinformation.
Meanwhile, infections and deaths are rising faster than ever. Even if the vaccination programme goes smoothly, it will be months before the general population starts to be inoculated, health experts say.