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Jakarta –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) issued Presidential Regulation Number 99 of 2020 that regulates the implementation of vaccines in the context of the fight against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This Perpres was issued on Monday (10/5) and promulgated yesterday Tuesday (10/6).
“Accelerating the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and Covid-19 vaccines requires extraordinary steps and special arrangements for procurement and implementation,” Presidential Decree No. 99/2020 said, quoted as saying detikcom, Wednesday (7/10/2020).
In Article 1, paragraph 2, the scope of implementation of vaccine procurement and COVID-19 vaccination includes:
to. acquisition of the COVID-19 vaccine;
second. implementation of COVID-19 Vaccination;
C. financing for the acquisition of the COVID-19 Vaccine and for the implementation of the COVID-19 Vaccine; Y
re. support and facilities from ministries, agencies and local governments.
“The procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine as mentioned in article 2 paragraph (1) includes the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine and the necessary support equipment and logistics; and the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine until delivery point determined by the Minister of Health “, says article 3 paragraph 1 that.
The President granted authority to the Minister of Health to determine the purchase price of the COVID-19 vaccine taking into account the emergency and the limited availability of the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, the government can provide fiscal facilities in the form of taxes, customs, and excise duties for the importation of vaccines, raw materials, and vaccine equipment. required in the production of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as equipment for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination and the tax facilities required in the acquisition and / or production of the COVID-19 vaccine and support equipment for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“The financing for the acquisition of the COVID-19 Vaccine and the implementation of the COVID-19 Vaccine by the Government comes from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget and / or other legal and non-binding sources in accordance with the provisions of the laws and regulations “, says Article 17 paragraph 1.
Jokowi assigned the Finance Minister the task of supporting the budget allocation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs provides support to facilitate international diplomacy in order to access the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Minister of State-Owned Enterprises provides support to carry out the development and supervision of corporations in the implementation of allocations to state-owned enterprises. The Minister of the Interior provides support by coordinating provincial and district / municipal governments in the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Food and Drug Administration provided support such as approval of the implementation of the clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“The Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia provides support for legal assistance. The Chief of the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia provides support for the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination, including security support. The Commander of the Forces Indonesian National Navies provide support for the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination “, reads article 21, paragraph 10.11 and 12.
(asp / dkp)
