Indonesia set to kick off Covid-19 vaccinations for kids aged 6 to 11 from Dec 24

A student getting a dose of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine at a school in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia's Aceh province, on Oct 4, 2021. - AFP

BOYOLALI (Indonesia), Dec 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesia is set to start Covid-19 vaccinations for children aged six to 11 from Dec 24.

"Starting Dec 24, we will prioritise vaccines for children. We have allocated around 58 million to 60 million doses," Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono told media outlet Tempo on Friday (Dec 10).