Delta overtakes Indonesia's 270 millions. Dr. Sana Jaffrey, Jakarta, Indonesia. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Delta overwhelms Indonesia's 270 millions. Dr. Sana Jaffrey, Jakarta, Indonesia. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/08/05/how-global-vaccine-divide-is-fueling-indonesia-s-coronavirus-catastrophe-pub-85107?utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buttonlink&mkt_tok=MDk1LVBQVi04MTMAAAF-t2ukWdoDz9AEJ70VmxHXbc84U5O_dCqtqRcibGoGn_klljODy7Yd_s8KgesNvIx4F6YDGDtfrsqbQqjQmSAGvIWSVJFja3jmVQOWK9LM2Xf1CQs.

"Overtaking India, Indonesia is now leading the world in new coronavirus cases and deaths. A mix of denial and dysfunction led to a catastrophic surge of infections in the world’s fourth most populous country. Wary of the economy, President Joko Widodo resisted calls for a lockdown to contain the virus. He bet instead on an ambitious mass inoculation program that is administering a million doses a day. But limited access to supply of effective vaccines is setting Indonesia back in this race against time."