Foreigners Are Excited To Use The NIK Of Bekasi Residents To Take Part In The COVID Vaccination, Kominfo Intervenes To Investigate

Illustration of the COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: ANTARA/HO-Humas Ministry of Health)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) stated that it was tracing the incident of the resident identification number (NIK) in Bekasi which was used by foreign nationals (WNA) for COVID-19 vaccination.

"The Ministry of Communication and Informatics is currently coordinating with relevant parties to follow up on the information. Currently, the relevant team is investigating further and we will inform you of further developments," said Kominfo spokesman Dedy Permadi as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, August 4.

Reports of foreigners using NIK were first reported by a resident named Wasit who lives in Bekasi, West Java. The referee could not participate in the vaccine because his NIK was recorded as having participated in the vaccine. The referee's NIK is allegedly used by foreigners.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) stated that until the end of July, Indonesia had received 90 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, or about 22 percent of the total requirement of 420 million doses.

The total number of doses for vaccination is 206-208 million people, including adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.

Indonesia will receive another 72 million doses of vaccine in the third and fourth weeks of August. In September, it is estimated that 70 million doses will come. If the delivery of vaccines to Indonesia is on schedule, the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, ensures that vaccine supplies will meet the target.