Covid-19 vaccination threatens to delay government plans Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government’s plan to start vaccinating or injecting the Covid-19 vaccine in the second week of November 2020 is at risk of being delayed.

This was conveyed by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, when he spoke at the National Defense Institute (Lemhanas) event.

“Before the president called me, previously planned for the second week of November (Covid-19 vaccination), he may not be tired of the second week of November,” he said on Friday (10/23/2020).

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Luhut said that the possibility of the Covid-19 vaccination being delayed from the government plan due to the absence of an authorization letter for emergency use (emergency use authorization) which is the authority of the Food and Drug Supervision Agency (BPOM).

“Not for the products, the products are ready. But because emergency use authorization cannot be issued by BPOM because there are regulations or Step by Step you have to obey, “he said.

Still, Luhut said President Jokowi will continue to follow procedures while awaiting the authorization letter for emergency use.

“I see that the president does not want to flee from there. He said that security is number one. Then we will see how long it will take. I think the government respects this rule,” he said.

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Earlier, the coordinating minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said that the government was preparing to provide the Covid-19 vaccine, which is expected to be rolled out in late 2020 or early January 2021.

“Especially by encouraging preparation through tests. It is expected that in December or early January (2021) we can start vaccinations,” he said through the official transmission of the Coordinating Ministry of Economy, on Friday (9/25/2020 ).

Before starting vaccination, he continued, the government was drafting a presidential regulation (perpres) and a roadmap related to the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Airlangga explained that there are several things that will be regulated in Perpres later on. Airlangga explained again that the decision to buy the covid vaccine would fall under the responsibility of the Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto.

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