Why Indonesia will target young workers below 60 instead of the elderly population with COVID-19 vaccine jabs

Grandmother Maria Irene Pusporini has barely left her home in Jakarta since coronavirus first spread to Indonesia almost a year ago.

While still sprightly and active, the 80-year old knows she is in the age group most likely to die from the virus.

“I am old, so I am super careful,” she said.

“If I have to leave the house and go outside my front yard I always wear a mask.”

When she heard that Indonesia was rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, she wanted to sign up. But…