Jakarta, Sept. 15 -- Indonesia will receive 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, so vaccinations can kick off in the first quarter of 2021, Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto stated.

"A commitment is in place to provide 30 million vaccines in the fourth quarter (2020), so that in the first quarter (2021), we can vaccinate subjects," he noted during an online discussion in Jakarta, Tuesday.

Hartarto, concurrently chair of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (PEN), stated that the government had outlined a target for Indonesia to have access to between 250 million and 300 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by next year.

"The government has co...