JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) - President Joko Widodo is set to get vaccinated against the coronavirus on Jan 13, which would kick off Indonesia's inoculation programme.

Mr Joko, who is commonly known as Jokowi, will receive the shots along with public and army representatives as a way to build confidence in the vaccines, said Mr Heru Budi Hartono, head of the presidential secretariat. The event will be televised for the people to witness, he added.