"This afternoon, Indonesia has again received five million doses of the Sinovac vaccine in the form of finished products," assistant operations for the TNI Commander, Major General Syafrudin, said in a press statement via the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube account here on Monday.
The latest shipment has brought the total number of COVID-19 vaccines received by the country to 190 million doses, both in bulk and finished form, he informed.
Syafrudin said that the arrival of the vaccines shows that the government is working hard to meet the vaccine requirement for the national vaccination program.
"The TNI and the police have received a direct mandate from President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) to support the COVID-19 handling program, including the COVID-19 vaccination," he added.
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The TNI has so far administered the first vaccine dose to 8,489,210 people across Indonesia, he said.
Currently, he added, the national vaccination program has been expanded and accelerated with a target of 2 million vaccinations per day.
"To date, more than 53 million people have been vaccinated with the first dose. That means, about 25 percent of the 208 million targeted Indonesians have been vaccinated to build immunity," he noted.
Besides participating in the vaccination program, people must not forget to remain disciplined in following the health protocols and obeying the restrictions set by the government, he added.
The Indonesian government began conducting vaccinations nationwide from January 13, 2021 to stem the spread of COVID-19. President Widodo was the first to receive a COVID-19 jab in the country.
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Translator: Syaiful Hakim, Raka Adji
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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