Indonesia's state-run Bio Farma ready to distribute 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses
Published on: Monday, January 25, 2021
By: Tempo Indonesia
Bio Farma had received 15 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in bulk from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd on Jan 12.
JAKARTA: State-run vaccine manufacturer PT Bio Farma (Persero) announced that it had completed the production of four million doses of Covid-19 vaccine that will be ready for distribution in February 2021.“As of Thursday (Jan 21), four million doses (of the Covid-19 vaccine) had been produced. Now, the vaccine is still undergoing the quality control process, and the result will be sent to BPOM to obtain the lot release before it can be distributed,” President Director of Bio Farma Honesti Basyir noted in a statement here on Saturday.
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Basyir remarked that Bio Farma had received 15 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in bulk from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd on January 12 and had continued to process the raw material into final products.
In total, Bio Farma will receive 140 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine raw material.
“Bio Farma and Sinovac will collaborate under two mechanisms, specifically the import of finished product single dose that targets Indonesia’s front liners and import in bulk or vaccine concentrate. This bulk will be processed further at Bio Farma’s fill and finish facility,” Basyir stated.
For its distribution, Basyir stated that the Bio Farma group, in cooperation with state-run pharmaceutical firm PT Kimia Farma Tbk and PT Indofarma Tbk, will optimise their 48 branches and warehouses across the country.
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