Jakarta – Indonesia has gotten 500 thousand dosages of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Australian federal government under a bilateral vaccine-sharing mechanism as part of the 51 st batch of vaccine deliveries.
” The first batch (of vaccines) from Australia arrived last September 2 (2021), with a total of 500 thousand doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine,” Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi informed in a written declaration here on Wednesday.
The 2nd batch showed up one day prior to the 2 2 (Foreign Affairs Minister-Defense Minister) Fulfilling in between the 2 countries, she added.
” The 2 countries continue to make every effort to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Collaboration, consisting of in challenging scenarios such as the COVID-19 pandemic,” Minister Marsudi said.
The arrival of the vaccines becomes part of Australia’s plan to offer 2.5 million doses of vaccine for the Indonesian individuals in 2021, she informed.
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The Australian government has actually likewise dedicated to offering assistance for vaccine procurement to Indonesia to the tune of 77.1 million Australian dollars (Rp810 billion), which will be channeled through UNICEF.
” On behalf of the Indonesian federal government, I would like to thank the Australian government and the people of Australia for their cooperation in managing COVID-19
With the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccines, Indonesia has gotten as numerous as 225.9 million dosages of vaccines from various brand names, both in bulk or ready-made form, she included.
The vaccines consist of 33 million dosages of ready-made Sinovac vaccines, 153.9 million dosages of Sinovac vaccines in bulk, 20 million dosages of AstraZeneca, 8 million doses of Moderna, 2.75 million dosages of Pfizer, and 8.25 million dosages of the Sinopharm vaccine.
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Indonesian federal government launched an across the country vaccination program on 13 January, 2021, with President Joko Widodo becoming the first vaccine recipient in the country.
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