VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

The distribution of 1.2 million doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for the Covid-19 pandemic that has just arrived from China is confirmed to be in accordance with good drug distribution methods so that the vaccine can be accepted by the public.

This was said by the Minister of Health, Terawan Putranto, during a virtual press conference on Monday regarding the vaccine. Minister Terawan said the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination would be prioritized for health workers.

"For this first shipment of vaccines, the first target will be health workers, health worker assistants, support personnel working in health service facilities. In this case, the ministry of health has prepared the number of targets and vaccine needs per district/city. these are included in the information system team of KPCPEN (Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery-red), which will prepare target data by name by address," Terawan said.

Health Minister Terawan Putranto further emphasized that the government only provides vaccines that are proven safe and clinically tested and recommended by the World Health Organization.

Terawan added that the government had discussed the implementation of vaccine distribution in order to ensure the quality of vaccines was accepted by the public.

The program scheme starts from the provincial health office and then circulates it to the health office under it. (VOI)

The Foreign Affairs Ministry continues to support the government in managing the pandemic both in terms of health and socio-economy through cooperation with other parties.

This was said by the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, on Monday, during a virtual press conference about the arrival of 1.2 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from China.

He added that diplomacy is also active to support efforts to provide vaccines, with the main task of opening access, paving roads, and overcoming various obstacles that arise.

After successfully procuring vaccines from China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on obtaining the COVAX vaccine from WHO.

"Currently, together with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing to communicate with Geneva for the procurement of multilateral vaccines. As is known, Indonesia is one of the 92 countries COVAX AMC (Advance Market Commitment-ed), which will receive 3 vaccines up to 20 percent of the population is from the GAVI COVAX Facility, "Retno said.

Retno Marsudi explained that Indonesia had sent a vaccine request form to the COVAX Facility on December 7 according to the deadline.

It is hoped that the multilateral vaccine can also enter Indonesia gradually in 2021. Retno Marsudi confirmed that diplomacy will guard other efforts, so that Indonesia can immediately overcome this pandemic. (VOI)

Indonesia is one of the countries that has shown concrete steps to bring the COVID-19 vaccine domestically as soon as possible.

The Indonesian government is committed to providing accurate information regarding the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine and vaccination.

This was conveyed by the Minister of Communication and Information, Johnny G Plate, during a virtual press conference regarding the Arrival of the COVID-19 Vaccine, Monday.

"The government ensures that information regarding the arrival of vaccines and the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination continues to be conveyed to the public in an accurate, credible and proactive manner," Johnny said.

Johnny Plate added that information regarding the latest developments related to vaccines and vaccination against COVID-19 is expected to be a reference for all parties in supporting, guarding, and encouraging the success of COVID-19 vaccination throughout Indonesia.

Around 1.2 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from China arrived in Indonesia last Sunday, December 6.

The shipment was part of the first phase procurement of 3 million doses of the SARS-CoV-2 type from China. (VOI)

 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed accountability for the families of last year’s Christchurch mosque attack victims, ahead of the public release of a major report into the country’s worst massacre.

Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole in August for killing 51 Muslim worshippers and injuring dozens of others at two mosques in the South Island city on March 15, 2019.

The findings of a royal commission inquiry into the attack will be made public in parliament on Tuesday. The inquiry was formed to look at whether there were any failings by government agencies and if the mass shooting could have been prevented.

“I absolutely appreciate the community will want to see accountability in terms of implementation. They will want to see who is responsible for coordinating some of those efforts...and we will be providing that,” Ardern told a regular media briefing.

The 792-page report took about 18 months to finish, and contains interviews with hundreds of people including security agencies, Muslim community leaders, international experts and officials in England, Norway and Australia, along with Ardern.

Ardern received global praise for her compassionate response to the attack and for swiftly banning the sale of the high-capacity semi-automatic weapons used in the attack. She also launched a global movement against online extremism.

However, authorities were criticised for ignoring repeated warnings from the Muslim community that hate crimes against them were escalating. Critics also said security agencies failed to record hate crimes, and ignored the growing threat from white supremacists because they were too focused on the risk of Islamist terrorism.

Ardern met with the family members of victims and some survivors on Sunday and promised immediate action on the royal commission report, but said some recommendations may take time to implement. (Reuters)

 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed accountability for the families of last year’s Christchurch mosque attack victims, ahead of the public release of a major report into the country’s worst massacre.

Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole in August for killing 51 Muslim worshippers and injuring dozens of others at two mosques in the South Island city on March 15, 2019.

The findings of a royal commission inquiry into the attack will be made public in parliament on Tuesday. The inquiry was formed to look at whether there were any failings by government agencies and if the mass shooting could have been prevented.

“I absolutely appreciate the community will want to see accountability in terms of implementation. They will want to see who is responsible for coordinating some of those efforts...and we will be providing that,” Ardern told a regular media briefing.

The 792-page report took about 18 months to finish, and contains interviews with hundreds of people including security agencies, Muslim community leaders, international experts and officials in England, Norway and Australia, along with Ardern.

Ardern received global praise for her compassionate response to the attack and for swiftly banning the sale of the high-capacity semi-automatic weapons used in the attack. She also launched a global movement against online extremism.

However, authorities were criticised for ignoring repeated warnings from the Muslim community that hate crimes against them were escalating. Critics also said security agencies failed to record hate crimes, and ignored the growing threat from white supremacists because they were too focused on the risk of Islamist terrorism.

Ardern met with the family members of victims and some survivors on Sunday and promised immediate action on the royal commission report, but said some recommendations may take time to implement.