Indonesia says half of population has received at least 1 Covid-19 vaccine dose,


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JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia has administered at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to half its population, reaching that benchmark after nearly a year of starting the programme. More than 135.4 million people have received at least one shot, while 90.2 million are fully vaccinated, according to the health ministry. The population stood at 270.2 million as of the 2020 national census. The government plans to expand booster shots, currently aimed at healthcare workers, to all adults once more than half of Indonesians are fully vaccinated. About 1.2 million booster doses have been administered so far. The world’s fourth-most populous country...