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Indonesia authorises private COVID-19 vaccination scheme – Thomson Reuters Foundation
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/INDONESIA-VACCINE (URGENT):Indonesia authorises private COVID-19 vaccination scheme
(Adds details of regulation)
By Stanley Widianto
JAKARTA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia has authorised a private vaccination scheme to run alongside its national programme so that companies can buy state-procured vaccines to inoculate their staff, a ministerial regulation showed on Friday.
The scheme, which will be one of the few private vaccination progammes in the world, has drawn some criticism from health experts who warn it could worsen inequity.
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