JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine live on television last month, but despite the fanfare, his ambitious inoculation campaign is already facing glitches from refrigeration, distrust and disinformation.
Meanwhile, infections and deaths are rising faster than ever. Even if the vaccination program goes smoothly, it will be months before the general population starts to be inoculated, health experts say.
“Disaster,” said Pandu Riono, a University of Indonesia epidemiologist when asked what he expects of the coming months.
“Healthcare will have already collapsed. Already there are many stories about people dying on arrival, in…
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