Indonesia receives first batch of Covid-19 vaccine under multilateral scheme

A woman reacts while receiving her first dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the coronavirus disease, during mass vaccination program for vendors at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 9, 2021. - Reuters

JAKARTA, March 9 (Xinhua): Indonesia began receiving the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine under a multilateral scheme. A total of 11 million vaccine doses is expected to be received in the first batch.

Indonesia has received 1.1 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca under the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) scheme. The 4.1 tonnages of vaccines landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.