Indonesia develops digital infrastructure for Covid-19 vaccine

President Joko Widodo surveys the readiness of state-owned enterprises to produce a vaccine in his working visit to Bandung city, on Aug. 11, 2020. - Biro Pers Sekretariat Presiden/Kris

BANDUNG (The Jakarta Post/ANN): It may not be too long until Indonesia can start its Covid-19 vaccination program, as Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) confirmed last week that emergency use authorization (EUA) could be granted before the clinical trials were complete.

While waiting for EUA to be granted, state-owned pharmaceutical holding company PT Bio Farma has started gearing up for the vaccination programme by developing a digital infrastructure.