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President Joko Widodo wants special training involving WHO on how to treat the COVID-19 vaccine before implementing vaccination in the community.

"Problems relating to the field need preparation for implementation, also related to training. Don't take it lightly, this is not easy,” said President Joko Widodo during a limited meeting on Anticipating the Spread of COVID-19 During the Long Holiday at the End of October 2020 from the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday.

The Head of State emphasized the importance of specialized training related to how to carry vaccines or store them.

Moreover, he said, because the amount of vaccine to be injected was in a very large capacity, it also required different treatments.

"Training to bring vaccines, training to put vaccines, because this is in large quantities because vaccines must also receive different treatments. Each vaccine is different, from G42, from Sinovac, from AstraZeneca are all different, how to store it in cold storage, can it be shaken or not," said the President.

Therefore, he requested that related parties, such as WHO, be involved in order to provide training with clear standards.

"I ask WHO to be involved, WHO Indonesia so they can provide training and that the standards become clear," he said.

He emphasized that all parties should be careful in handling vaccines because it is not something that can be taken lightly.

"Be careful about vaccines, this is not a simple thing, after I learn more and more, I'm sure it's not easy," he said.

The President has received a report from the Minister of BUMN that currently the vaccine produced by AstraZeneca will be delivered for the first time in April 2021, and every month Indonesia will receive around 11 million to a total of 100 million vaccines. (Antaranews)