Lack of ID cards bars Indigenous Indonesians from much-needed vaccines

Mongabay
Aug 4, 2021, 12:03 am247 pts
JAKARTA and JAMBI, Indonesia — As Indonesia reels from a devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a requirement that vaccine recipients have a national identity number is hampering access to the shots for the nation’s Indigenous population, according to the leading advocacy group for Indigenous…

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