Government Targets 300 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Injected By The End Of This Year

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JAKARTA - Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, hopes that 300 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can be given to the public by the end of this year, to control the rate of virus transmission in the country.

"It is hoped that by the end of this year we can reach 290 million, up to 300 million injections (of the COVID-19 vaccine, ed). In our calculation, the first dose (received, ed) is 168 million or 80.9 percent and the complete two doses are 123 million or 59 percent", said Budi in a press conference broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Monday, November 1.

He believes this target can be achieved. The reason is that until now the provision of the COVID-19 vaccine has reached 154 million people and is expected to continue to increase to reach 200 million this week.

"So every five weeks we increase 50 million injections. Now, 119 million people have vaccinated the first dose or 57 percent who have completed the first and second doses are 123 million or 59 percent", said Budi.

As for the stock of COVID-19 vaccine, The former Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises said that there are 250 million doses of vaccine in his possession, of which 241 million have been distributed to various regions.

"Of these 241 million, 194 million have been used, so there are still 47 million in the district/city stock", he explained.

"So there is still a reserve of 47 million in the district/city stock and it is relatively sufficient for the injection reserve for the next month because our injection rate is 50 million in five weeks", concluded Budi.