Vaccine Hesitancy In Aceh, Indonesia
Skip links Skip to Content LIVE News | Coronavirus pandemic Old wounds from past conflict fuel vaccine hesitancy in Aceh Indonesian province spent years at war and many local residents say the ‘crisis of trust’ created then is still being felt today. Measures to enforce pandemic protocols, including roadblocks, have reawakened memories of Aceh's long-running civil war [File: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA] By Aisyah Llewellyn Published On 7 Dec 2021 7 Dec 2021 Ben Husen, a journalist from Lhokseumawe in Indonesia’s ultraconservative Aceh Province, has a secret. He has yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19. KEEP READING Six weeks after reopening, Bali wonders where the tourists are Poor weather hinders search and rescue at Indonesian volcano Indonesia volcano: Residents flee in panic after Mt Semeru erupts Indonesian firms, unions in waiting game after job law ruling “I tell people that I’ve already been vaccinated or I make up another reason why I can’t have it done, like an illness,” th