Indonesia bracing for spike in Covid-19 numbers

Mark

There are also medical grounds which you can get a letter from Dr/Hospital to exempt you from vaccination for serious medical conditions can be found here specific to Sinovac vaccine (unsure on AZ at this stage): https://setkab.go.id/en/govt-unveils-criteria-for-people-unable-to-receive-sinovacs-vaccine/. The larger hospitals can issue these if you find yourself needing one. You now require the either proof of vaccination or an exemption letter to travel to many villages.

This link references a letter from January 2021, and I think that some of this information is out of date and has been superseded, as the government is now giving Sinovac to children 12 years old and above. Also, the BP numbers are not being enforced at 140/90 (I think it's now 160/110 or something like that) and injections are being given to those who already had Covid... It seems that medical exemptions are only available by a letter from a specialist doctor (not a GP), stating that the vaccine is contraindicated due to a specific medical condition (some of which may be on the list in the link above, but you'd need to first check with a specialist doctor)..

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Mark wrote This link references a letter from January 2021, and I think that some of this information is out of date and has been superseded, as the government is now giving Sinovac to children 12 years old and above. Also, the BP numbers are not being enforced at 140/90 (I think it's now 160/110 or something like that) and injections [U]are[/U] being given to those who already had Covid... It seems that medical exemptions are only available by a letter from a specialist doctor (not a GP), stating that the vaccine is contraindicated due to a specific medical condition (some of which may be on the list in the link above, but you'd need to first check with a specialist doctor first)..

Juggler wrote Hi there, great detailed report. Just wanted to make a few a corrections here as I've been to this hospital and you definitely DO require a NIK number (the ID number or they will not vaccinate you). umm not true. I got my first jab at rsbm and they asked for the nik. I dont have one and it didnt matter. they only need the nik to register the shots on the gov data base. with no nik you just get a hard copy letter stating the jab was done

The condition about the NIK I believe this changed somewhere along the line, but I was 100% definitely rejected on that grounds at RS Bali Mandara Sanur and I have absolutely no reason to lie about it. I have seen others post on that Jackie womans FB page saying the same thing. As for how old the conditions are - I have no idea to be honest, a dr who measured my blood pressure told me specifically not to get it, until it's down lower, if and when this is. Was in 160-170 (I no idea over what sorry, probably should have asked but I didn't) range at that point. I know Drs have always commented my BP is too high my whole life. Some lifestyle adjustments due for me for sure! I don't feel like it's always that high but was when it was measured for a checkup recently. Working on it now. Indeed true they are mostly unwilling to write exemption letters and will refer you to hospitals. Information is from my own experience, others may vary especially in this place.

John M

FYI I got mine on the 14th of July. I had tried the online booking system without success several times so the day before I phoned the hospital, (0361) 4490566, and explained my situation (68 YO, Australian passport and already had first AZ vaccine in Australia) and the woman that I talked with had excellent English, was adamant that I, being classed as elderly and therefore priority, needed nothing more than my KITAS and could just walk in without an online booking but I got my Indonesian wife to call again and comfirm this just in case something was lost in the translation - same story. The next day at opening time it was my wife who talked to the official on the door so I don't know if the reaction would have been different had I been alone. BTW within an hour the queue was around the corner and out of sight so I would definitely recommend arriving before opening time which was 8:00 on that date.

Juggler

I got my first shot 2 weeks ago and have a retirement kitas. For those that are interested the trick to using Speed ID is to be on it at midnight, thats when the dates rolls over. Pick the 60+ box (second from the top big "L"). make sure you put ya name and age....dont get carried away with writing just put "john 60" and send. you have one chance as it fill up super quick so no need for unnecessary writing.. hope this helps

Mark

All foreigners in Bali with NIK can get the vaccine. NIK is issued along with SKTT (for Kitas holders) and the number remains the same when a person converts to Kitap and gets a KTP. For foreigners on other types of visas, eg business visa, it's really hit or miss. Some have had success but most are turned away. Sort of makes sense as there are 70,000 plus foreigners on temporary visitor tourist/business type visas in Bali (compared with around 25k on Kitas or Kitap) and I doubt the government is keen to bear the burden of injecting them when there are still Indonesians waiting in the Q and vaccine supplies are limited. Also, without NIK there is no way to be entered into the national database, so there are obvious issues with auditing the distribution and use of the vaccines. Having said that, it's Indonesia so usually there is a solution. For someone without a NIK, one approach is to talk to your banjar and see if they can help. The number two guy, the Klien Dinas, is in charge of relations between the banjar and the regional and central governments, so he'd be the guy to connect with. Many banjars are quite keen to see all of their residents vaccinated. Another advice is to try and get a surat domisili (residence letter) from your banjar and then seeing if you can use that to get jabbed. Some people have reported success this way. Finally you can go to your local government clinic (Puskesmas), take along an Indonesian friend or your partner to assist with pleading your case (and ideally showing your surat domisili), and see if they can help. I'm pretty sure that there's a way to get vaccinated if one is persistent enough.

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