Indonesia starts vaccinating seniors, but many confused by online registration, long queues

The government has rolled out its COVID-19 vaccination drive for elderly people across the country, one of the groups deemed vulnerable to the coronavirus. However, the process has been marred by long queues due to confusion and technical limitations of the online registration system. On Feb. 15, the Health Ministry announced the health authorities would roll out a vaccination drive for people aged 60 years and above. For the first phase of the drive, they would focus on inoculating the elderly in provincial capitals across the country. Then on Feb. 19, authorities distributed the link to online registration for the program via WhatsApp . Shortly after, however, the Health Ministry said the links were void and the official ones would be available on the national COVID-19 task force’s website. The ministry added that it would still process registrations done through the pre…

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