JAKARTA—Indonesia will provide free coronavirus vaccines to its citizens when the world’s fourth most populous nation starts its inoculation program, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday, adding he would get the first shot to reassure people on safety.
The sprawling, developing country received its first shipment of vaccines, 1.2 million doses from China’s Sinovac Biotech in early December, but is awaiting emergency use authorization from its food and drug agency.
Another 1.8 million doses are expected to be delivered in January with the government previously saying that healthcare workers in Java and Bali would be prioritized.
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