In August 2020 polls suggested that 27 percent of Indonesians were hesitant to receive the vaccine and by December the results of a phone survey suggested only 37% were sure they would accept vaccination when it was offered.
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Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) memperluas sasaran vaksinasi Covid-19 kepada kelompok umur pra-lansia dimulai dari usia 50 tahun ke atas.
If her colleagues hadn’t directed her attention towards it, Saraswati Regina Putri may have never given telehealth a second thought. But with Read more
Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi urges world leaders to take real actions in providing fair access for all countries to get Covid-19 vaccines.
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, known as Kadin, suggested that private companies could help move things along by paying for vaccines procured by the government and inoculating their employees and their families.
The emergence of new COVID-19 variants is expected to weigh on Indonesia’s economic recovery and may cause the government to miss its target of growth between 4.5 and 5.3 percent this year.
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, plagued by pollution, flooding and heatwaves, topped the ranking of more than 400 large cities with a total population of 1.5 billion at “high” or “extreme” risk.
An analysis of Indonesian healthcare workers inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech showed it was 98% effective at preventing death and 96% effective at preventing hospitalisation, a health ministry official said.
Despite the government’s attempts to stop people from visiting their hometowns for Idul Fitri, with tens of thousands of vehicles forced to make a U-turn, some travellers have managed to find a way around the mudik (exodus) ban.
Jakarta is set to start the second phase of its pilot school reopening program in early June, following a three-week trial run involving 85 state and private schools in April that was deemed successful, despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the capital.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is unhappy with the growing number of politicians and other prominent figures voicing their support for a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine, which has failed to obtain government approval.
Australian early stage investment vehicle HEAL Partners has made a further play into Indonesian telehealth start-up Halodoc as part of a $US80 Read more
The malaria elimination goal is under threat due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 including a decline in testing and fear among frontline workers providing malaria services to vulnerable communities.
A new milestone in cooperation between the University of Melbourne and Indonesia is being marked with the establishment of PRIME – Partnership Read more
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) estimates that 89 million more people in the region have been pushed back into extreme poverty because of the impact of COVID.
Interviews with 96 female office workers aged between 20 and 50, conducted over June, July and August last year, found the mental burden on working women grew during the pandemic.
