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Bio Farma explores Merah Putih vaccine exports in endemic phase

State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma (Persero) is exploring the possibility of exporting its Merah Putih ...

Palembang readies team to monitor foods for hazardous substances

The Palembang city government has prepared an integrated team to conduct stringent surveillance of food sold in local ...

Indonesia to produce 50 percent of medicine raw materials: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin targets that 50 percent of the raw materials for medicines from the upstream to ...

EUA for Red and White vaccine expected by Sept: BPOM

The Phase 3 clinical trials for the Red and White vaccine will begin in the second week of June this year and ...

1.53 million COVID vaccines likely expired in Apr: Bio Farma

Around 1.53 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines potentially hit their expiration date in April this year, according to ...

Gov't supports GPFI in providing domestically-produced quality drugs

The Ministry of Health supports the Pharmaceutical Industry Entrepreneurs Association (GPFI) in providing ...

BPOM issues permit to use Sinopharm as heterologous vaccine booster

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) issued a permit for using Sinopharm vaccine (Sars-CoV-2 Vero Cell, ...

Merah Putih vaccine: Phase 3 trials to start in July

The Phase 3 clinical trials for the Merah Putih (Red and White) vaccine are targeted to start in July this year, head ...

Millions of vaccines expired not due to quality: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has extended the validity period of 18 million vaccines that were set to expire in March this year ...

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Pandemic brings lesson on vaccine independence

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally, including in Indonesia. It has claimed many lives, increased the ...

COVID-19 vaccine expiration less than 1% in Feb: ministry

Spokesperson of Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi said that the number of COVID-19 vaccines that expired at the end of ...

Merah Putih trial participants to be observed for 1 yr: researcher

The participants of the Merah Putih (Red and White) vaccine’s clinical trial will be observed for one year, lead ...

COVID-19 transmission down, citizens must remain cautious: minister

Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has urged Indonesians to remain cautious and follow the health ...

140,420,471 Indonesians fully vaccinated against COVID-19

At least 140,420,471 Indonesians have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to data released by ...

Public can already get Sinopharm as booster vaccines: Kimia Farma

State-owned pharmaceutical firm PT Kimia Farma Tbk notified that the adult populace could receive Sinopharm as a ...