That is the third batch of vaccine provide help from the Dutch
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia obtained its first 500 thousand COVID-19 vaccine doses of Johnson & Johnson from the Dutch authorities that arrived on the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Banten, on Saturday.
“That is the third batch of vaccine provide help from the Dutch,” International Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said whereas delivering a digital press assertion on the arrival of the vaccines.
Indonesia had earlier obtained 657 thousand doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a part of the dedication to offer a complete of three million vaccine doses from the Netherlands.
The Indonesian authorities plans to manage Johnson & Johnson vaccines to residents aged 18 years and above.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, with efficacy of 67.2 %, has obtained an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) allow from the Nationwide Company of Drug and Meals Management (BPOM) on September 7, 2021.
Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia, Lambert Grijns, famous that just one injection of the Jenssen firm was required, so it will likely be efficient in reaching folks in distant areas.
“Recipients of the vaccine solely have to make one journey,” Grijns remarked.
The ambassador famous that the Dutch authorities was delighted to help Indonesia in its efforts to manage the donated vaccines to as many voters as attainable and on the earliest.
Along with the vaccines, the Dutch authorities will donate private protecting gear (PPE) to Indonesia.
Grijns remarked {that a} ship, carrying PPE, had departed from the port of Rotterdam final week and was scheduled to reach in Jakarta within the coming weeks.
“I’m optimistic that the donations we give would assist the folks of Indonesia. Indonesia has a particular place in our hearts,” he affirmed.
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