Indonesia Receives 1,772,080 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Distributed To Central Java-East Java

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government has again received 1,772,080 doses of vaccine, with details of 706,680 Pfizer vaccine and 1,065,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for stages 130 and 131.

"The 706,680 Pfizer vaccines in finished form will be directly distributed to Central Java and East Java," said Vaccination Spokesperson from the Ministry of Health, Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi in a written statement quoted by Antara, Friday, November 26.

In detail, 163,800 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived at Ahmad Yani Airport Semarang to be distributed to Central Java. Then, another 542,880 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived at Juanda Airport to be distributed to East Java.

"The plan is for the vaccine to increase the supply of community vaccines for Central Java and East Java," said Nadia.

Meanwhile, the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was donated through the COVAC facility, arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

To meet the need for vaccines for the national vaccination program, the government continues to bring in vaccines from various manufacturers through various channels. In addition to direct purchases, Indonesia also receives donations from both bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Not only that, towards the end of 2021 the government will continue to try to increase the acceleration of vaccination, which has declined in recent times.

"One of the reasons is the public's picky attitude about vaccine brands," he said.

Nadia asked the public not to be picky and wait for certain types of vaccines because, at the same time, Indonesia still needs the Sinovac vaccine for the second dose, including to immediately start vaccinating children aged six years and over.

"All COVID-19 vaccines provided by the government are safe and efficacious and have passed the test by the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency," he said.

Therefore, the public is asked not to hesitate and delay vaccination just because they want to get a vaccine with a certain brand.

Currently, it is important for all people to immediately get vaccinated so that group immunity as a bulwark of defense can be realized. The pandemic cannot be controlled if only some people get vaccinated.

"At least we need 70 percent of the community to have been vaccinated with any type of vaccine," continued Nadia.

In addition to vaccination, the government continues to remind that the implementation of health protocols must continue to be implemented. Not only that, the public is also reminded not to be careless because of the declining rate of transmission.

"In a number of countries, the rate of transmission has increased again. Don't let Indonesia be like that," he said.