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Many experts argue that had vaccines been available earlier, Indonesia's death toll could have been significantly reduced. Anastasia Pujastuti, a caregiver in Jakarta, recounts her tragic ordeal—her parents hospitalized with COVID-19, their health deteriorating on ventilators, and her own battle with the virus in February 2021. Back then, less than 1% of Indonesia's 276 million population had received vaccination, a stark contrast to the United States, where 15% had been vaccinated by that period. This stark disparity in vaccine access meant that many Indonesians, like Anastasia, had little to no protection against the virus's onslaught.