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The Indonesian government have inked deals with China, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom to produce a Covid-19 vaccine.

The production of the vaccine entailed the collaboration between Indonesian pharmaceutical companies Bio Farma and Kimia Farma with their British, Chinese and Emirati counterparts AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and G42.

Source: https://www.kompas.com/sains/read/2020/10/28/183200523/bpom--belum-ada-kandidat-vaksin-covid-19-yang-dapat-izin-edar-di-indonesia?page=all#page2. 

3. Indonesian Survey Reveals Public Clamor Against Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto

Life is not getting any easier for embattled Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto after a survey by the Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO) polling agency showed that 57 percent of respondents called for his resignation.

Communications and Technology Minister Johnny G. Plate placed second among the list with 55 percent, while Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly is third at 47 percent.

“Terawan and Yasonna consistently showed up on our list of ministers that the public wished to see replaced,” said IPO Executive Director Dedi Kurnia Syah on October 28.

“This shows that the public is still open to a [cabinet] reshuffle. Sixty percent of respondents agreed that President Jokowi should carry out the step, while 22 percent disagreed.”

Other ministers who earned unfavourable reviews included Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo and Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim.

The IPO carried out the survey October 12-23 with 1,370 respondents throughout Indonesia. The survey is 95 percent accurate wih a 2.9 percent margin of error.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/10/28/17414191/survei-ipo-57-persen-responden-berharap-menkes-terawan-dicopot-dari-kabinet.