Indonesia Again Receives 800,000 Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine Donation From The United States

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JAKARTA - Indonesia has again received COVID-19 vaccine assistance from the United States government. At the arrival of the 84th vaccine, Indonesia received 800,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine.

"With the arrival of the 84th stage of the vaccine, the vaccines that have arrived in the country have reached 276,960,670 doses," said Director General of Information and Public Communication of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Kominfo) Usman Kansong in his statement, Sunday, October 3.

Usman said that the fulfillment of vaccination needs in Indonesia was achieved in various ways, starting from direct purchases as well as bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

"The government is pursuing the target that by the end of 2021, 70% of Indonesians have been vaccinated," said Usman.

Indonesia is one of the top 10 countries with the highest number of vaccinations in the world. However, Usman underlined that the vaccination program should not be relaxed.

"The government invites all people to be vaccinated immediately, there is no need to be picky about vaccines, because all vaccines are safe and efficacious," he said.

He viewed that, in line with efforts to accelerate vaccination, the government also invited the public to remain disciplined in implementing health protocols. Remember, vaccines are not the only shield to protect against COVID-19.

Usman also highlighted a number of areas and targets with low vaccination rates. For this reason, his party continues to encourage local governments, especially those with low vaccination achievements, to accelerate and expand vaccination programs.

For information, currently there are 93,780,446 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 52,676,053 the second dose of vaccination. Then, the third dose of vaccination was 960,380. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.