JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo confirmed that the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination program will begin next week. This was conveyed by the President during the working capital distribution event at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, today (8/1).
On that occasion, the President said that he would be the first person to be injected with COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccination will be carried out to 182 million Indonesians with 400 million doses of vaccine. "In January 2021, 5.8 million people will be injected. A total of 182 million people will be injected," he said.
President Widodo appealed to all Indonesians to be willing to take part in COVID-19 vaccination. In the initial stage, he mentioned, vaccination would be given to health workers. (LK/VA)