Vaccinating the Worst-Hit Southeast Asian Country

Prognosis: Breakthrough

• Episode: Vaccinating the Worst-Hit Southeast Asian Country
• Website: Prognosis: Breakthrough
• Feed URL: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BLM8995439705
• Duration: 00:17:37
• Published: 2021-01-04 21:34

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com