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Health workers are preparing COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac during first stage vaccination in Health Center, South Tagerang City, Indonesia, Januari 15, 2021. More than 8.000 health workers there are vacinnated. ANTARA FOTO/Fauzan/foc

Indonesia’s decision to prioritise COVID‑19 vaccination to citizens aged 18‑59 years old questionable

Bimandra Djaafara, Imperial College London; Fahrin Ramadan Andiwijaya, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Fiona Verisqa, UCL; Ihsan Fadilah, King's College London; Kartika Saraswati, University of Oxford, and Rizka Maulida, University of Cambridge

By prioritising vaccination for the elderly, Indonesia may optimally reduce the hospital burden and COVID-19 deaths amid a limited vaccine supply during the first vaccination phase.
Petugas kesehatan menyiapkan vaksin COVID-19 Sinovac saat vaksinasi tahap pertama di Puskesmas Jurang Mangu, Kota Tangerang Selatan, 15 Januari 2021. Lebih dari 8.000 tenaga kesehatan di sana divaksinasi. ANTARA FOTO/Fauzan/foc

Menyanggah keputusan pemerintah prioritaskan vaksinasi COVID‑19 untuk umur 18‑59 tahun

Bimandra Djaafara, Imperial College London; Fahrin Ramadan Andiwijaya, Universitas Mataram; Fiona Verisqa, UCL; Ihsan Fadilah, King's College London; Kartika Saraswati, University of Oxford, and Rizka Maulida, University of Cambridge

Dengan memprioritaskan vaksinasi untuk populasi usia lanjut, kematian dan beban rumah sakit akibat COVID-19 bisa dikurangi di tengah keterbatasan ketersediaan vaksin di gelombang pertama vaksinasi.
Para penumpang yang mengenakan masker tiba di bandara saat petugas menyemprotkan disinfektan untuk cegah COVID di terminal kedatangan Bandara Soekarno-Hatta Tangerang, 13 Maret 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/AAP

Mobilitas penduduk meluaskan zona merah COVID‑19: larangan mudik dari Jokowi harus diperkuat pengawasannya

Iqbal Elyazar, Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU); Bimandra Djaafara, Imperial College London; Henry Surendra, Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU), and Lenny Lia Ekawati, University of Oxford

Seberapa besar dampak dari mudik masyarakat terhadap kenaikan jumlah kasus dan penyebaran COVID-19 perlu segera diteliti.

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