President Expects Covid-19 Vaccination In December

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo estimates that the COVID-19 vaccine can be administered at the end of December 2020 or early January 2021, depending on the arrival of the vaccine and the preparation process carried out in Indonesia.

"Regarding vaccines, we hope that this vaccine can arrive at the end of November. We will try. If not, then it will come in December," said President Joko Widodo during a visit to the Tanah Sareal Health Center, in Bogor City, West Java, as reported by Antara. , Wednesday, November 18th.

Jokowi was accompanied, among others, by Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto and Bogor Mayor Aria Bima. According to Joko Widodo, the vaccine arrived, either in the form of a finished vaccine or in the form of raw materials to be processed at Bio Farma Bandung.

Jokowi emphasized that all vaccines to be used must be registered in the list of vaccines at the World Health Institute (WHO). "This is mandatory," he said.

The vaccines are purchased, said the President, from companies whose brands are registered with the WHO. "I did not mention the brand, but it must be on the WHO list," he said.

The President explained, after the vaccine entered Indonesia and was received, there were still more stages in BP POM, it could not be injected directly. "An emergency user is still needed, and this stage will take about three weeks," he said.

After obtaining permission from BP POM, he said, only then will the vaccination be carried out. "However, I have also conveyed these scientific principles and scientific principles. They must be followed," he said.

The President emphasized that the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination is so that the safety and security factors of the community, really are placed, are the highest.