Indonesia aims to inject 50 million Covid-19 doses monthly from September


People wait to receive the Sinovac vaccine during a vaccination drive in Sibreh, Aceh province on Aug 25, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Indonesia has ramped up its national vaccination programme and aims to administer 50 million doses a month from September.

But the wide disparity in distribution across the sprawling archipelago remains a big obstacle.

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