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Experts have called on the government not to rely only on vaccines, as the outbreak
may take a turn for the worse if supplies remain limited and the country continues to
forgo strict mobility curbs and sufficient efforts to test, trace and isolate new cases.

Indonesia has received 3 million doses of CoronaVac ready-to-use vaccines, which
have been distributed to regions across the country. Statements from the Home
Ministry have revealed that Jokowi will be the first to be inoculated on Jan. 13. The
following day and over the next few months, around 1.3 million medical workers will
begin to get vaccinated for free.

In addition to BPOM’s authorization, the vaccination also requires a seal of approval
from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to appease the nation’s Muslim majority.
The head of MUI’s fatwa commission, Asrorun Niam Sholeh, told The Jakarta Post on
Friday that the council had deemed the Sinovac vaccine “halal and holy”.