COVID-19 shots to the people: Indonesia city revs up vaccine buses

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PEKANBARU, Indonesia: An Indonesian city is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to its people with a growing fleet of inoculation buses, as the country ...

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker holds a dose of the Sinovac vaccine at a district health facility as Indonesia begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease , starting with its healthcare workers, in Jakarta, Indonesia January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanPEKANBARU, Indonesia: An Indonesian city is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to its people with a growing fleet of inoculation buses, as the country faces a spike in infections after a major religious festival.

"I hope this programme will keep continuing until all the people in this town get fully vaccinated," said Delvi, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, after getting a vaccine shot on the bus.The government of Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province, says the buses have administered 12,000 doses of China's Sinovac vaccine and are giving more than 1,000 shots a day. Authorities say they plan to increase the number of buses but have not said by how many.

 

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