Season 5 · Episode 146
Vaccinating the Worst-Hit Southeast Asian Country
Prognosis: Misconception · Bloomberg
January 4, 202115m 8s
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Show Notes
Indonesia had planned to prioritize its working-age population for its Covid-19 vaccine. But they recently announced a change of plans: The inoculation program would instead start with healthcare workers, civil servants and the elderly. The government didn’t give a reason for the change, but the shifting procedures show some of the difficulties in coordinating a vaccine rollout for a massive nation spread across a string of islands.
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