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Long wait for indigenous vaccine expected to end mid-year

A recent announcement that the Red and White vaccine is expected to be ready for production by mid-2022 offers hope to ...

Seven teams developing Merah Putih vaccine: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has said that seven teams are currently developing indigenous ...

BPOM vows to strengthen monitoring of food labels

Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) will strengthen the monitoring of nutritional value ...

Indonesia, Russia finalizing cooperation in vaccine production: FM

Indonesia and Russia are in the process of finalizing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint production of ...

COVID-19 vaccines used in Indonesia have been tested: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry ensures the people that the COVID-19 vaccines used in Indonesia have been tested from various ...

IOC offers Pitzer COVID-19 vaccine for Indonesian athletes

The International Olympic Committee (OIC) has offered the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) Pitzer COVID-19 vaccine ...

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Gotong Royong a shot in the arm for COVID battle

The launch of the self-funded Gotong Royong vaccination campaign on May 18, 2021, witnessed by President Joko Widodo at ...

BPOM issues EUA for Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine

Indonesia's Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 ...

Bio Farma to operate new vaccine production facility in April

State-run vaccine producer PT Bio Farma (Persero) will start operating its new production facility in April to boost ...

Ministry upbeat 1.1 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses administered in May

The Health Ministry expressed optimism that 1.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, procured under the Covax ...

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Indonesia prepares for self-funded vaccination campaign

To achieve the target of inoculating 181.5 million people within a year, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin is ...

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Indonesia ropes in military, police to boost vaccinations

The Joko Widodo Administration has set a very ambitious target of completing the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination ...

South Jakarta Police's 1,356 officers to receive first vaccine doses

The first COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered to South Jakarta's Police on Wednesday, with 1,356 officers in ...

Fifth batch of Sinovac vaccine arrives in Indonesia

Vice Health Minister Dante Saksono said Indonesia has received the fifth batch of COVID-19 vaccines from ...

Vaccination in mutual cooperation must be free of charge: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin reiterated that COVID-19 vaccination in mutual cooperation by companies should be ...