JAKARTA - The government is asked to immediately urge Sinovac Biotech Ltd, a Chinese company that supplies Sinovac vaccines to Indonesia, to immediately process an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) from WHO.
The reason is, Saudi Arabia requires that every Hajj and Umrah pilgrims must be vaccinated with vaccines that already have EUL. This is very important considering that the largest Hajj and Umrah pilgrims in the world are from Indonesia.
"The EUL certificate is important. Last week, the minister of religion said that the Saudis have a very strong interest in this vaccination issue. Maybe this is related to the still spread of the COVID-19 virus in many countries," said commission IX member Saleh Partaonan Daulay.
As many consumers and users of the Sinovac vaccine, the Indonesian government is considered very appropriate to demand that Sinovac Biotech Ltd immediately take care of the EUL.
He said Indonesia's position was a buyer. Therefore, the selling company must take care of registration and administrative matters like that.
"I heard that the Indonesian government actually gave an estimate. Some predicted it would come out in April, some said it would be in early May. It is not known which one is the most correct. What is clear is, to date it has not been released and it has not been included in the WHO list, "said Saleh.
This year, he continued, the Saudi government is expected to return to accept pilgrims. As usual, the Saudis will be very strict about the conditions they set. Therefore, our pilgrims who have been vaccinated against Sinovac must be confirmed and allowed to enter Saudi Arabia. If not, the queue list for pilgrims who want to go for Hajj will be even longer.
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