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View all search resultsJokowi may allow private sector to offer vaccinations
Kadin chairman Rosan Roeslani likened the proposal to expediting a visa
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is considering a plan to allow private vaccinations in the country as his administration races to inoculate 181 million citizens while COVID-19 cases continue to rise – despite experts’ concerns about the impact of the policy on less-fortunate groups.
Jokowi said on Thursday that the private sector’s involvement in the vaccination effort might accelerate the process, which is currently expected to take up to 15 months.
“We haven’t decided yet,” Jokowi said during a virtual event. “We have to speed up; we need as many [resources] as possible. Especially if businesses bear the costs themselves, why not?”
Businesses might be able to offer different brands of vaccine than those used in the government program, he added.
The country’s business players have proposed that they participate in the inoculation program by distributing the vaccines to their employees and their families, as well as possibly the public at large.
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) chairman Rosan Roeslani said on Sunday that the private sector was only “providing options”, likening the proposal to visa applications, where those who wanted to speed up the process could pay more.
