Coordinating Minister Airlangga: 77.5 Million Doses Of Vaccine Arrived In Indonesia This Month

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto noted that there will be an additional 77.5 million doses of vaccine stock during August. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has also prepared a distribution process to 45 districts/cities that implement PPKM level 4. The vaccine will also be distributed to 4 districts/cities in Papua. This distribution is also in order to support the implementation of the National Sports Week (PON) which will be held from October 2 to 15. "The number of vaccines that will arrive in August 2021 is 72 million plus 5.5 million. So around 77.5 million doses," he said in a virtual press conference, Monday, August 9. Airlangga said specifically for outside the Java-Bali area, in the July-August period, around 10.6 million will be distributed. there is a release of 5.6 million shipments. It is hoped that this can be sent in the 3rd week of August 34 million from a total of 73 million that will come in August," he said.

Furthermore, Airlangga asked regional heads not to keep vaccine stocks. The second dose of vaccination was also requested to be given immediately. National (BKKBN), by optimizing midwives as vaccinators.