Indonesia Eyes Partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Covid-19 Vaccine

To date, Indonesian state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma and Kimia Farma are exploring international cooperation in developing a Covid-19 vaccine with China and the United Arab Emirates, respectively.

The former is collaborating with their Chinese counterpart Sinovac to develop a vaccine, while the latter is doing the same with the UAE’s G42 Healthcare Holdings company. Indonesian authorities hope the vaccine will be available by 2021.

(Writer: Akhdi Martin Pratama | Editors: Yoga Sukmana, Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan)

Sources: 

https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/08/27/153919126/soal-vaksin-covid-19-ri-buka-peluang-gandeng-yayasan-bill-gates. 

https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/08/27/151400326/pemerintah-buka-opsi-vaksin-covid-19-gratis-dan-berbayar.