JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 99 of 2020 concerning Vaccines Procurement and Implementation of Vaccinations in the Context of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on October 5, 2020.
Some of the contents of the Presidential Regulation on vaccines include affirming the acceleration of the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine and the implementation of vaccination (article 1 paragraph 1).
Article 1 paragraph 2 states that the scope of the implementation of vaccine procurement and implementation of COVID-19 vaccination includes:
a. procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine; b. implementation of COVID-19 vaccination; c. funding for the procurement of the COVID-19 Vaccine and the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination; and D. support and facilities of ministries, agencies, and local governments.
"The procurement for the COVID-19 vaccine and the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be carried out for 2020, 2021 and 2022," it is stated in article 2 paragraph 4.
However, the vaccination time can be extended by the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery based on a proposal from the Minister of Health.
Article 2 paragraph 6 states that the government prioritizes the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine from within the country.
The procurement of the vaccine includes (a) the provision of the COVID-19 vaccine and the necessary supporting equipment and logistics; and (b) distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine to the point of delivery determined by the minister of health.
Parties that can procure vaccines are BUMNs, direct appointment of business entities providing providers or cooperation with international institutions / agencies (article 4 paragraph 1).
However, Article 5 paragraph 1 states that the SOE that has been assigned the assignment is PT Bio Farma (Persero) which is carried out by the Minister of Health and can involve the subsidiaries of PT Bio Farma (Persero), namely PT Kimia Farma Tbk and PT Indonesia Farma Tbk.
Meanwhile, international institutions / agencies that can participate in offering or collaborating on research, production and / or provision of the COVID-19 vaccine are (a) The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI); (b) The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI); and / or (c.) other international institutions / agencies.
Furthermore, the price of vaccines is set by the minister of health as contained in article 10 paragraph (1) "The Minister of Health sets the purchase price for the COVID-19 vaccine by taking into account the emergency and limited availability of the COVID-19 vaccine".
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health will continue to carry out the COVID-19 vaccination (article 13 paragraph 1).
The Ministry of Health in the implementation of vaccination is authorized to determine:
a. Vaccine recipient criteria and priorities; b. Priority areas for vaccine recipients; c. Schedule and stages of vaccine administration; and D. Vaccination service standards (article 13 paragraph 2).
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