Jokowi may allow private sector to offer Covid-19 vaccinations

A health worker receives a Covid-19 vaccine at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta on Jan 21, a day after Indonesia began its mass vaccination programme.- JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo is considering a plan to allow private vaccinations in the country as his administration races to inoculate 181 million citizens while Covid-19 cases continue to rise – despite experts’ concerns about the impact of the policy on less-fortunate groups.

Jokowi said on Thursday (Jan 21) that the private sector’s involvement in the vaccination effort might accelerate the process, which is currently expected to take up to 15 months.