The Latest SE Of The COVID-19 Task Force, Foreigners Who Enter Indonesia Must Be Fully Vaccinated

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JAKARTA - Domestic Travelers (PPDN) with the status of foreign nationals aged 18 years and over in Indonesia must have received the complete COVID-19 vaccine or the second dose.

These provisions are contained in the Task Force Circular (SE) Number 24 of 2022 concerning Provisions for PPDN During the COVID-19 Pandemic which was published as of August 25, 2022.

The circular received in Jakarta, Friday, August 26, contains the provisions for the requirements for domestic travel in point 3.b which states that PPDN with the status of foreign citizens, originating from overseas travel with the age of 18 years and over, must have received a second vaccine.

The Circular also stipulates other additional provisions as stated in point 3.c that PPDN aged 6-17 years old from overseas travel are exempt from vaccination obligations.

The task force also stipulates sanctions in accordance with the law that falsifying a doctor's certificate is a requirement for people's travel.

The circular letter is effective from August 25, 2022 until a later date and will be evaluated further in accordance with the latest developments in the field or the evaluation results from ministries/agencies.

With the enactment of this Circular, the Circular Letter of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Number 23 of 2022 concerning PPDN Provisions during the COVID-19 pandemic is revoked and declared invalid.

Separately, the spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Wiku Adisasmito, said that the vaccination policy is one of the three main layers of community protection from contracting COVID-19.

The first is 3M (Keeping your distance, Washing Hands and Wearing Masks), the second is 3T (Tracing, Testing and Treatment,) and the third is Vaccination.

"As long as the pandemic is not over, and there is not enough scientific evidence to show that the vaccination has generated sufficient individual immunity and herd immunity, then implementing the three layers of protection simultaneously is to protect the health and safety of the community so that they can be productive and safe," he said.