Jakarta  — Indonesia will begin its nationwide Covid-19 mass vaccination programme on January 13, health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Tuesday, as the world's fourth most populous country battles the worst coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia.

The programme will launch in Jakarta, with President Joko Widodo  set to be given the first shot, Budi said in a statement, while vaccinations in other regions will start in the following two days...

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