Indonesian president 'ready' to receive first Covid-19 vaccine shot


President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visits state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma to see its readiness in mass-producing a Covid-19 vaccine in Bandung, West Java, on Aug. 11. (Biro Pers Sekretariat Presiden/Kris) This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Jokowi 'ready' to receive first COVID-19 vaccine shot". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/11/18/jokowi-ready-to-receive-first-covid-19-vaccine-shot.html.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed his willingness to be among the first people to be injected with the Covid-19 vaccine once it is ready for use.

“If anyone asks whether the President was among the firsts or last [to receive the vaccine], as long as I’m asked I’ll be ready to be among the firsts, ” Jokowi said during his visit to the Tanah Sareal community health centre (Puskemas) in Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (Nov 18), as reported by antaranews.com.

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