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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Health Ministry said that it would take 12 months, that is, a full year, to vaccinate all Indonesian citizens. Therefore, the community must continue to apply health protocols during this period.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the distribution of the vaccine will begin in January and that the first group to receive the vaccine will be health personnel.
“Get the message that the vaccination program is the main strategy to solve this pandemic. The vaccination program will take more than 12 months. That is why everyone adheres to the protocol, we must wash our hands, wear masks and keep our distance. Hopefully the community follows and supports him, “he said after receiving the Sinovac vaccine. Lot II at Soekarno Hatta, Thursday (12/31/2020).
Some time ago, the Minister of Health recently said that Indonesia needed 426.8 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. All of these vaccines will be injected into up to 181.56 million people to create herd immunity.
The government has confirmed compliance with this vaccine by 5 Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers around the world.
According to Budi’s explanation, the five vaccines that Indonesia has obtained to stop the Covid-19 pandemic and that will gradually arrive until 2022 include:
1. Sinovac vaccine. A total of 3 million doses of vaccine will arrive in December 2020. Then, 122.5 million doses of vaccine are expected to arrive in Indonesia between December 2020 and January 2021. Indonesia also has the option to request 100 million doses of vaccine that will arrive in Indonesia from September 2021 to March 2022.
2. Novavax vaccine. Indonesia has ordered 50 million doses of vaccine with an option of 80 million additional doses of vaccine expected to arrive in Indonesia in June 2021 to March 2022.
3. The COVAX / GAVI vaccine. Indonesia has ordered 54 million doses of vaccine with 54 million additional doses of vaccine expected to arrive in Indonesia in the second quarter of 2021 through the second quarter of 2022.
4. AstraZeneca vaccine. This vaccine is in the finalization stage of the agreement. The plan is for Indonesia to request 50 million doses of vaccine with the option of 50 million additional doses of vaccine. The vaccine is expected to arrive in Indonesia in the third quarter of 2021 through the first quarter of 2022.
5. Pfizer vaccine. This vaccine is also still in the finalization stage of an agreement. The plan is for Indonesia to request 50 million doses of vaccine with the option of 50 million additional doses of vaccine. The vaccine is expected to arrive in Indonesia in the third quarter of 2021 through the first quarter of 2022.
The Ministry of Health has also included Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccines in the list of vaccines to be used, but there has been no official order. The Moderna vaccine is expected to arrive in Indonesia in the third quarter of 2021 through the first quarter of 2022.
“So we’ve secured about 330 million vaccine supplies with 330 million additional options, so 660 million doses have been secured. So we have enough buffer if there are multiple sources that fail clinical trials or are delayed. in the process, “he explained.
