The Indonesian government has started its vaccination drive today with jabs being carried out and nationwide distribution taking place today (Janaury 13).

Footage shows boxes of the vaccine being loaded into vans ready to be distributed to medical centres on a more local level in West Sumatra.

The initial stages of the vaccine drive in this region will take place in Padang City and the South Coast district.

The city of Padang received 18,276 doses of vaccine, which will be allocated to 9,128 people receiving the first phase vaccine.

Meanwhile, the South Coast district received 3,630 doses of vaccine, which will be used for 1,815 people.

It is planned that the vaccination process in these two areas will begin tomorrow (January 14).

The first round of inoculations will also be distributed to government staff, including the governor and deputy governor of West Sumatra, while Indonesian President Joko Widodo receiving his earlier today.

The Indonesian West Sumatran provincial government began distributing the Covid19 vaccine, produced by Sinovac, to city districts starting today. For the initial stage, the distribution was carried out for two of the 19 existing urban districts, namely Padang City and South Coast District. The two regions are a priority scale because they are the provincial capitals and areas directly adjacent to neighboring provinces.

The city of Padang received 18,276 doses of vaccine which will be allocated to 9,128 people receiving the first phase vaccine. Meanwhile, the southern coastal district received 3,630 doses of vaccine, which will be used for 1,815 people. It is planned that the vaccination process in these two areas will begin on January 14, 2021, tomorrow.


Yulia elfianty - West Sumatra Health Office vaccine management staff
(We will carry it with a cool box, where inside we are equipped with a thermos motor temperature. For what is still left, we will convey it to other city districts, in February. This may be taken by other districts and cities, based on instructions from the Ministry of Health)


In addition to policy-making officials in Padang city and southern coastal districts, it is planned that tomorrow the vaccination will also be carried out for the governor and deputy governor of West Sumatra, as well as several key officials in the West Sumatra provincial government.