Bio Farma Produces Three Million Sinovac Vaccines
PT Bio Farma (Persero) started production of the CoronaVac vaccine at its production facility in Bandung on 14th January. In...
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25 Volunteers Affected by Coronavirus in the Sinovac Clinical Trial
Molecular biologist Ahmad Rusdan Handoyo has responded to the Head of the COVID-19 Vaccine Research Team at Padjadjaran University Kusnandi...
23 Norwegian Citizens Die After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
As many as 23 elderly Norwegian citizens who received the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech have died soon after. Of...
No Independent COVID-19 Vaccine Options
Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono has emphasized that until now, the government has not opened the option of...
Indonesian Search for Over 116 Million COVID-19 Vaccines
Indonesia has managed to secure 155.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but are still looking for an additional 116...
Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Indonesia
Ready-to-use vaccines from Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac, arrived in Indonesia on the night of Sunday 6th December. Based on a...
Pfizer: COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effective Against Virus
The results of preliminary analysis of testing of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown up to...
Minister of Health Reveals Estimated Price of COVID-19 Vaccines in Indonesia
The COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia is targeted to be available next month, November 2020. If the Food and Drug Supervisory...
Australian Policy Impacts Tourism in Bali
The Australian government has said it will not allow any Australian citizens to travel to Bali until the end of...
Jokowi Stimulates Vaccine Distribution in Bali and Bandung
Bali has been confirmed as a priority area for COVID-19 vaccines after Jokowi announced that he is to visit the...
Indonesia to Begin Vaccine Programme in November 2020
The Indonesian government will start a COVID-19 vaccine programme in early November 2020. The announcement was made by Minister of...
COVID-19 Vaccine Priorities Confirmed, Production Underway
Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto ha said two groups of people, medical personnel and employees aged 18-59 years, will...
Half Million Sharks May Be Killed for COVID-19 Vaccine
One of the ingredients for making one of the COVID-19 vaccine is shark liver, which can produce a natural oil...
COVID-19 Vaccine Update in Indonesia
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (PCPEN), Erick...
Coronavirus Vaccine Injection Begins January 2021
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had confirmed that the government will begin a vaccination programme for Indonesians in 2021. This was...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Mass Distribution Due 2021
At a briefing on Tuesday 28th July, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) declared that mass vaccinations will be carried out in...
Chinese Vaccine Arrives in Bandung
A COVID-19 vaccine developed in China by Sinovac Biotech arrived in Indonesia on Monday 20th July. It has been brought...
Janssen: Positive Initial Results for Coronavirus Vaccine
Pharmaceutical company Janssen is offering no guarantees, but the Dutch company is quietly confident as they currently work to develop...
Diphtheria Vaccine Efforts Undermined by Islamic Alternative Medicine Campaigners
Indonesia’s fight against a diphtheria outbreak is reportedly being undermined by some Islamic alternative health practitioners who claim vaccinations are...
Dengue Vaccine Controversy
The outcry of dengue in Southeast Asia and the confusion and concern regarding its vaccine in the Philippines is something...
Dengue Vaccines. What Is the Situation in Indonesia? (Advertorial)
There is a need for effective preventive interventions against dengue, a disease caused by four viruses, spread by mosquitos. Dengue...