A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past an advertisement for coronavirus vaccine in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. - Bloomberg
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesia plans to vaccinate its young working-age population against the coronavirus before the elderly, in contrast to much of the world that's planning on putting its vulnerable older people first in line.
Southeast Asia's first country to receive delivery of Covid-19 vaccines will focus on inoculating those between 18 and 59 years of age, starting with those working on the front lines of the pandemic such as health workers, the police, and the military.
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