Indonesia to Start Vaccinating Children Aged 6–11 Against COVID-19

Indonesia to Start Vaccinating Children Aged 6–11 Against COVID-19
A girl receives a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Ancol amusement park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 24, 2021. Willy Kurniawan/Reuters
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JAKARTA—Indonesia will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6–11 on Tuesday, a health ministry official said, as the Southeast Asian country becomes one of the first in the region to inoculate the very young.

Indonesia approved China’s Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the age group last month and about 26.5 million children have been targeted for vaccination, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, a senior health ministry official, told a briefing.