- Market traders were among the first to benefit from Indonesia’s second phase of mass vaccinations against the coronavirus on Wednesday (Feb 17), as the government looks to right the country’s pandemic-battered economy.
- Medical teams are now focusing on workers in close contact with the public and people aged 60 and above, authorities announced, after a first phase prioritising health workers, 1.1 million of whom have been vaccinated according to the health ministry.
- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin noted at the market on Wednesday that many Indonesians were still afraid of the vaccine
- Indonesia’s economy – Southeast Asia’s largest – has lurched into recession during an outbreak which has infected almost 1.3 million people and killed more than 33,000, according to official data, though low testing rates mean the figures could be much higher.
- The archipelago nation of nearly 270 million is planning to vaccinate more than 180 million people overall, but analysts estimate this might take years.
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