Indonesia aims to speed up vaccinations as Jakarta opens shots for over 18s

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President Joko Widodo said he hoped Indonesia's Covid-19 vaccination rollout would hit one million shots a day by July, as authorities opened up inoculations to anyone aged over 18 in Jakarta to contain increased transmission in the capital.

Reuters reports that during a visit to Depok, south of Jakarta, the president said he wanted vaccinations to hit a targeted 700,000 doses a day this month and then rise again.

"So in July, we can achieve the vaccination target per day of 1m," said the president, who is widely known as Jokowi.

A man receives a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine during a mass vaccination programme rollout in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, June 8. — Reuters
A man receives a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine during a mass vaccination programme rollout in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, June 8. — Reuters

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