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Indonesia to Punish Those Who Refuse to Take Covid-19 Vaccine
- Government can impose fines, stop services to those who refuse
- September survey found 65% Indonesians want to take the shots
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Indonesia is requiring those eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine to take the shots as the country seeks ways to quicken its inoculation program to curb Southeast Asia’s largest outbreak.
The government can punish those who refuse the vaccine by stopping or delaying social assistance programs and administrative services as well as impose fines, according to a revised presidential rule. The actual form of the sanctions are left to local governments to decide.