Indonesia Arrival of AstraZeneca Vaccine from British Assistance

Rancakmedia.com – Indonesia is getting another vaccine. This time, the 86th stage of vaccine support came from the British government.

As many as 245,440 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived on Friday (8/10). This is the second handover, so that in total Indonesia has received 865,440 doses of vaccine support from the British Government as a form of world solidarity and cooperation in handling the epidemic.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi in her statement stated that this vaccine was the second shipment of aid from the British Government, after Indonesia received 620,000 doses of vaccine on August 2, 2021.

"I would like to thank the British Government for the support of the dose-sharing vaccine for handling COVID-19 in Indonesia," said Retno.

With the delivery of the vaccine on Friday (8/10), a total of 278,527,220 doses of vaccines that have arrived, both in bulk and finished form. The arrival of vaccines indicates a safe supply of vaccines.

The government is pursuing the target that by the end of 2021, 70 percent of Indonesian people have been vaccinated. As of October 8, 2021, 46.52 percent of the target population had received the first dose of vaccine and 26.49 percent had been fully immunized.

Indonesia is one of the 5 countries with the most vaccines in the world. Even so, the immunization campaign should not be left alone. This is in line with efforts to accelerate vaccination, the government also urges the public to remain disciplined in following health procedures, bearing in mind that vaccines are not the only shield of protection against COVID-19.

COVID-19 can be considered as one of the biggest humanitarian problems in the world since World War II. Not only causing fatalities, but also other downstream impacts such as socio-economic and education.

Unicef ​​said about 1.6 billion children worldwide had their learning disrupted by the outbreak. In a health crisis, children are at greater risk of exploitation, violence and abuse when schools are closed, social services are disrupted and mobility is limited.

Therefore, cooperation between countries in the world is very important in efforts to deal with COVID-19, especially for the provision of vaccines as needed in each country.

As part of a world citizen, Indonesia has been actively involved in cooperation between countries in managing COVID-19. For this effort, this time Indonesia received vaccine support from the British Government through a bilateral route.

Apart from expressing her gratitude for the vaccine support from the British Government, Retno also said that Indonesia appreciated the British Government's decision to remove Indonesia from the red list.

"This decision reflects the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia which continues to improve and is a follow-up to the results of my discussion with the British Foreign Minister on the sidelines of the UN High School on September 20 2021," said Retno.

Retno said this was a form of solidarity and cooperation from all countries which is the key in the world's efforts to deal with current global health problems.

Conclusion Regarding the AstraZeneca Vaccine from the UK:

Indonesia is getting another vaccine. This time, the 86th stage of vaccine support came from the British government. In total, Indonesia has received 865,440 doses of vaccine support. The government is pursuing the target that by the end of 2021, 70 percent of Indonesian people have been vaccinated.

The Indonesian government urges the public to remain disciplined in following health procedures. This is in line with efforts to accelerate vaccination, bearing in mind that vaccines are not the only shield of protection against COVID-19. Indonesia receives vaccine support from the British Government through a bilateral route.