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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Coordinating Minister (Menko) of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan say plan vaccinationsme corona virus it could be delayed from the original program in the second week of November.
According to him, the reason for the postponement of the vaccination schedule was not due to a lack of supply, but because it took time for the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) to issue an authorization for the use of drugs in an emergency (emergency use authorization).
“Before, the president called me, the plan was for the second week of November, because the goods (the vaccine) were already available. But it may be that the second week of November has not been exhausted, not for the goods,” he said. Luhut in a report on the Omnibus Law in Lemhanas that was broadcast online. .
“The item is ready, but emergency use authorization BPOM cannot issue this because there are rules or steps that must be followed. “
For security reasons, Luhut said President Joko Widodo did not want to take risks and chose to follow the rules.
“He said safety was the main thing. I think the government really respects this rule,” he said.
Luhut joked that when he visited Bamboo Curtain Country, the Chinese Foreign Minister admitted that he had been injected with the Covid-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, they said they couldn’t do that because they were still waiting for the rules.
“I asked the chancellor, ‘Have you injected yourself with the vaccine?’ He replied that he had already received Sinovac, he immediately injected it. He said, ‘You also inject yourself’ but he couldn’t because we didn’t exist Emergency use authorization. We have to wait. Those are the rules, so we have to obey them, “he said.
Two weeks ago, Luhut claimed that the government would start a coronavirus vaccination program after orders arrived from several countries, including Cansino, G42 or Sinopharm and Sinovac.
Coordinating Minister Luhut, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto and Bio Farma Director Honesti Basyir said two weeks ago in an official statement that preparations for the vaccination program would continue. The government will prioritize healthcare workers and law enforcement agencies who are at the forefront of managing Covid-19.
“In the initial stage, we will prioritize vaccines for those who are at the forefront, that is, doctors and paramedics, public services, TNI / Polri and all educators,” Terawan said.
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