United States Donates 1.5 Million Dose Of Moderna Vaccine To Indonesia

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JAKARTA - The United States government sent 1.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine to Indonesia, part of the ongoing vaccine donation through a partnership with COVAX, the Government of Indonesia, and UNICEF.

This safe and effective dose of vaccine will save lives and help protect Indonesians from COVID-19, said the US Embassy in Jakarta in a written statement quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 7.

The United States is the largest donor to COVAX, with a total commitment of US$4 billion (approximately Rp57.5 trillion), which has helped Gavi facilitate the donation of more than 44.7 million doses of vaccine to Indonesia.

Bilaterally, to date, the United States has donated 18.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia.

As part of the US' ongoing commitment to continue to lead the world's COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the country is donating a total of 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries around the world.

Globally, the US has shipped 291 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and has pledged to deliver another 200 million by March 2022.

In addition to providing vaccines, the US government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is working with the Government of Indonesia and other partners to strengthen vaccination programs in Indonesia by supporting additional vaccination sites, training health workers to administer vaccines, and combating vaccine misinformation.

To date, more than 3,400 USAID-supported vaccinators in 768 mobile and temporary clinics have vaccinated more than 1.1 million Indonesians against COVID-19.

Since the pandemic began, the US government has committed to providing more than US$77 million (approximately Rp1.1 trillion) to support Indonesia in dealing with COVID-19. The funds represent an addition of more than $1 billion (14.3 trillion) in health assistance over the past two decades.

The United States, the US Embassy said, is working with Indonesia to accelerate the detection and tracking of COVID-19 cases, improve laboratory capabilities, disease surveillance, and rapid response capacity, and ensure more people know what to do to protect themselves and others.

Since March 2020, US support has reached more than 165 million people in Indonesia — 60 percent of the total population.

The United States has assisted approximately 44,000 frontline healthcare workers and strengthened more than 1,400 hospitals and clinics across Indonesia.

The Embassy also said that the US was committed to continuing to partner with the Indonesian government and people in saving lives and working towards the safe reopening of the Indonesian economy.