A man receives a dose of a vaccine against Covid-19 during a vaccination program in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug 16, 2021.JAKARTA -- 19 million doses of vaccines in Indonesia's national Covid-19 stockpile have expired this year and 1.5 million more are set to expire next month, as donated shots arrive with a short shelf life, a health official said on Wednesday .
Dr Lucia Rizka Andalusia, a senior health ministry official, told a parliamentary hearing that of the 19.3 million doses that expired between Jan and March, 97 per cent were donated.Indonesia receives donations from the Covax global vaccine sharing scheme and countries such as Australia and the US.
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