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President to witness Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine's clinical trials

President Joko Widodo is scheduled to witness the first day of clinical trials of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in ...

COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trial prioritizes efficacy, safety

Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Head Penny Lukito emphasized that efficacy along with guaranteed safety and ...

Bio Farma commences phase 3 clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine

State-owned vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma has begun the third phase of the clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine from ...

Experts reject claims traditional medicine can cure COVID-19

Traditional medicines and herbs cannot be used to cure the novel coronavirus disease, said Akhmad Saikhu, head of the ...

Ministry encourages cosmetic industry to use local resources

The Industry Ministry has encouraged cosmetic industry to use local natural resource as raw material, with the rich ...

Situation under COVID-19 pandemic, Spanish flu similar: historian

Conditions under the COVID-19 pandemic that is plaguing countries around the globe, including Indonesia, bear ...

Army chief-of-staff confirms 819 cadets make recovery from COVID-19

Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa confirmed that 819, or 62.6 percent of the 1,308 cadets of the Indonesian ...

Government prioritizing speed, safety, precision in COVID-19 vaccine

Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito echoed the government’s aspirations to ...

North Sumatra's seven doctors treating patients succumb to COVID-19

Seven doctors, comprising five specialists and two general practitioners, have succumbed to the coronavirus disease ...

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Indonesia committed to simultaneously handling TB and COVID-19

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with over 17 thousand islands and a population of some 267 ...

COVID-19 handling still prioritized: Minister

State Secretary Minister Pratikno echoed the government's undeterred focus on handling COVID-19 in the health ...

Indonesia ranks third among TB high-burden nations: president

President Joko Widodo drew attention to the harrowing reality that Indonesia ranked third for the incidence of ...

Jokowi cautions of high TB case count among productive-age populace

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given a cautionary reminder of the high number of tuberculosis (TB) cases among ...

Bio Farma upbeat about commencing Sinovac vaccine production in 2021

Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical holding, Bio Farma, is optimistic of starting production of the Chinese ...

Government targets output of 49 products in PRN 2020-2024

Indonesia's National Research Priority (PRN) 2020-2024 targets the output of 49 products to boost national economy ...