Booster Shots Demand Picks Up In Anticipation Of ‘Mudik’

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Booster Shots Demand Picks Up In Anticipation Of ‘Mudik’

Muslims wait for a government announcement about the start of the holy month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on April 1, 2022. The government has decided that the first day of Ramadan when Muslims can start fasting this year will be on Sunday. (AFP/Adek Berry)

April 2nd, 2022 | 12:01 PM | 611 views

JAKARTA

Public demand for COVID-19 vaccines, particularly booster doses, has picked up after a series of conflicting announcements about who would be permitted to engage in the Idul Fitri tradition of mudik (exodus) this year and under what circumstances.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo first addressed the question on March 23.

“This year, Muslims can hold congregational tarawih [Ramadan evening prayers] and gather to pray in mosques. […] People who also want to go on mudik are welcome to, as long as they have received a booster shot,” he said.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Nina A. Loasana (The Jakarta Post)

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