President first in line for COVID-19 vaccination attests safety: MP 17th December 2020 Deputy Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Jazilul Fawaid. ANTARA/HO-MPR RI/am. If the president is the first Indonesian to use the vaccine then that will be extraordinary. That sets an example and dismisses an assumption that the vaccine is not safe Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo's readiness to become the first Indonesian to receive the COVID-19 vaccination demonstrates that the China-made Sinovac vaccine is safe, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Chairman Jazilul Fawaid stated. "If the president is the first Indonesian to use the vaccine then that will be extraordinary. That sets an example and dismisses an assumption that the vaccine is not safe. It turns out that the president (is ready to) get the vaccine. That means the vaccine is safe and has no side effect," Fawaid noted in a written statement released on Thursday.