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Indonesia COVID-19 mass vaccinations to begin Jan 13, president to get first shot

Armed police officers stand guard next to a truck containing Sinovac's vaccine for coronavirus
Armed police officers stand guard next to a truck containing Sinovac's vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during its distribution in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, Jan 5, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Photo: Antara Foto/FB Anggoro via REUTERS)

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JAKARTA: Indonesia will begin its nationwide COVID-19 mass vaccination programme on Jan 13, the country's health minister said on Tuesday (Jan 5).

The programme will launch in Jakarta, with President Joko Widodo set to be given the first shot, Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a statement, and vaccinations in other regions are set to start in the next two days.

The government has previously said 1.3 million frontline workers are set to be among the first to receive the vaccines made by China's Sinovac Biotech.

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Source: Reuters/kv