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A woman walks past a banner depicting Indonesian President Joko Widodo promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28, 2020.

COVID-19 and Democracy in Indonesia: Short-Term Stability and Long-Term Threats

by Thomas Pepinsky

The lasting implications of the pandemic could undermine the quality of Indonesian democracy

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A health worker wearing protective suit and patients exercise at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium which has been converted into a quarantine house amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia Charts an Innovative Path on COVID-19 Vaccination

by Ali H. Mokdad, Laksono Trisnantoro, Samuel Ostroff, Ruri Syailendrawati, Iqbal Elyazar

Poised for an ambitious vaccine rollout, the country must use all tools available to mitigate the worst of the pandemic

Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro
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Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

by Swee Kheng Khor, Jeremy Lim, Li Yang Hsu, Jemilah Mahmood

COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region