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Indonesia an interesting approach to vaccine

Indonesia is offering vaccine first to key and frontline workers and then to younger working population between 18 and 60. This is in a bid to get the economy going again. The theory is the elderly and vulnerable can still shield and be sensible more easily and it is the younger population who are more likely to be the spreaders and these people are needed back in circulation quickly to kickstart the economy.   Sounds a very plausible plan.

Alina Dansord ● 2114d4 Comments

It will be interesting to see which approach is the more successful.

Susan Kelly ● 2114d

Remember that the vast majority of the population in Indonesia are under 35 with 5.8% over 65 (2020 estimate) while the UK has a far higher proportion of elderly people - over 18% of the population in 2017.

John Connelly ● 2114d

Good point. Much easier to shield a smaller elderly population.

Susan Kelly ● 2114d

They want to keep them out of Hospital so makes sense to do elderly first.

Janice Evans ● 2114d