Indonesia’s Jokowi slams richer nations for vaccine nationalism

Widodo speaks during an interview at Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 7, 2021. - Bloomberg

JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesian President Joko Widodo slammed richer nations for vaccine nationalism that’s hampering the world’s supply of Covid-19 vaccines and prolonging the global pandemic.

"We must give vaccine access to all countries, ” Jokowi, as the Indonesian leader is known, said in an interview on Wednesday. "Poor countries, developing countries, developed countries must be given equal treatment. If not, the pandemic will not end.”