500 Thousand AstraZeneca Vaccines From Australia Arrives In Indonesia

JAKARTA - Indonesia received support for the AstraZeneca vaccine as much as 500 thousand doses through a bilateral vaccine sharing mechanism (dose-sharing) from the Australian Government in the arrival of the 51st stage of the vaccine.

"The first batch from Australia arrived last September 2 with a total of 500 thousand doses of AstraZeneca vaccine", said Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, September 9.

According to her, the second batch arrived a day before the 2+2 (Foreign Minister-Menhan) Meeting between the two countries was held in Jakarta.

"The two countries continue to strive to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including in challenging situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic", said Foreign Minister Retno.

The arrival of the vaccine this time is part of the plan to support 2.5 million doses of vaccine from Australia for the Indonesian people for 2021.

The Australian government has also committed to provide support for vaccine procurement for Indonesia worth AUD 77.1 million (IDR 810 billion) which will be channeled through UNICEF.

"On behalf of the Indonesian government, I would like to thank the Australian Government and the people of Australia for their cooperation in handling COVID-19. Thank you Australia!", said the Foreign Minister.

With the arrival of these vaccines, overall Indonesia has received as many as 225.9 million doses of vaccines from various brands, both in bulk or ready-made vaccines.

The vaccines that have been received consist of 33 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine and 153.9 million doses in bulk, 20 million doses of AstraZeneca, 8 million doses of Moderna, 2.75 million doses of Pfizer, and 8.25 million doses of Sinopharm. dose.