Indonesian president Jokowi receives Covid-19 jab, starting vaccination drive

Indonesian Presidential Palace, President Joko Widodo, (centre) preparing to receive a shot of Covid-19 vaccine at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 13, 2021. - AP

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first dose of the China-made Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday (Jan 13), kicking off a nation-wide vaccination drive against the coronavirus to curb surging infections and deaths in the country worst hit by the virus in South-east Asia.

The vaccination at the state palace was broadcast live on the presidential secretariat's YouTube channel.