Indonesia to start vaccinating toddlers aged 6-11 against COVID-19

a lady receives a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine towards the coronavirus ailment (COVID-19) all over a mass vaccination program at Ancol amusement park in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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JAKARTA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6-eleven on Tuesday, a fitness ministry official mentioned, because the Southeast Asian nation becomes one of the crucial first within the location to immunise the very young.

Indonesia authorised China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the age neighborhood ultimate month and about 26.5 million toddlers have been targeted for vaccination, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, a senior health ministry professional, advised a briefing.

The Sinovac (SVA.O) vaccine is the most effective shot authorised for toddlers in Indonesia and Maxi noted from next yr authorities would preclude its use only for this age community.

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"here is being completed to accelerate vaccinating every person in Indonesia...we're strengthening herd immunity," Maxi said in comments made on Sunday, noting vaccinations of 6-11 year olds will start within the more advantageous Jakarta area.

Indonesia has said more than four.2 million coronavirus infections with situations among those aged 0-18 in Indonesia making up 13% of total infections, executive statistics shows.

In Asia, C hina has already begun vaccinating toddlers aged three and above, whereas Cambodia admistered its first vaccines for children aged 6-12 in September. Singapore spoke of remaining week it would beginning vaccinating babies aged 5-to-11 earlier than the end of this 12 months.

Indonesia has suffered certainly one of Asia's most serious outbreaks of COVID-19, but in recent months infections have plummeted, with an everyday commonplace of about 400 last month compared to about 40,000 in July.

The country has totally vaccinated about 38% of its complete inhabitants of 270 million people .

Indonesia also uses the Moderna (MRNA.O), Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE) and AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccines.

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Reporting via Stanley Widianto modifying by using Ed Davies

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