Indonesia Eyes Local Covid-19 Vaccine Mass Production by Mid-2021

The figure accounts for 176 million Indonesians who would each need two shots.

“Of course, the cost is expensive. It requires plenty of effort from all sides including researchers, academicians, and investors,” Ali said.

Ali added that it will take some time for people to receive the vaccine as it cannot be done all at once.

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“We would need at least a year to vaccinate everyone.” 

Indonesia’s Covid-19 vaccine is being developed by state-owned enterprise PT Kalbe Farma, Tbk, and South Korea’s Genexine Inc.

Chief of the National Covid-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito had previously shared that the first clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine began in South Korea in June 2020.

The second phase of clinical trials is scheduled for August 2020 in Indonesia. 

(Writer: Ihsanuddin | Editor: Kristian Erdianto, Fabian Januarius Kuwado) 

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/07/02/19234501/kemenristek-prediksi-vaksin-covid-19-akan-tersedia-pada-pertengahan-2021

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