Jakarta: The Indonesian Government has ensured the safety, quality, and efficacy of all types of covid-19 vaccine available in the country.
According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, the vaccines available in Indonesia have gone through an evaluation process by the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM).
Therefore, he urged the public not to hesitate or worry about receiving any type of vaccine.
"All types of vaccine are efficacious to protect the public; hence, there is no need to be picky. The best vaccine is the one currently available," in a live-streamed press statement on the arrival of five million doses of Sinovac vaccine on Monday, as quoted by the Cabinet Secretariat's website.
For the record, of the vaccination target of 208.2 million people aged 12 years and above, until 5 September 2021, vaccination coverage in Indonesia has reached 105.7 million doses.
A total of 66.78 million people have received the first dose, 38.2 million people have received the second dose, and 713,068 health workers have received the third dose.
Airlangga also underscored that the Government would continue to boost vaccination for the public, especially for vulnerable groups.
Airlangga also pointed out that the national recovery rate had reached 92.8 percent since the implementation of the public activity restrictions (PPKM), while hospital bed occupancy rate this week has also decreased significantly, he added.
Nevertheless, although a number of indicators for handling covid-19 have shown improvement, the Minister reminded everyone to remain vigilant in tackling the pandemic.
He went on to say that vaccination drive with discipline in implementing health protocols and increasing 3T efforts (testing, tracing, and treatment) are three main strategies implemented by the Government in handling the pandemic.
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