Vaccination Update in West Papua, Data as of Friday, March 18, 2022

West Papua Province's first dose vaccination coverage had reached 60.35 percent by Friday, March 18, 2022. This figure is equivalent to 481,210 vaccine recipients out of the 797,400 target. Meanwhile, the second dose vaccination had reached 41.02 percent of the target by the same date.

Based on target groups, the details of the vaccination to combat the Covid-19 virus in this province are as follows: the health workforce group with a target of 8,564 participants. For the first dose, vaccination was successfully carried out for 8,564 people (124.64 percent of the target), and for the second dose, 113.37 percent or 9,709 people were vaccinated.

Vaccination for public officials targeted 116,330 people. The first dose vaccination reportedly reached 73,500 people (63.18 percent of the target), and the second dose reached 53.94 percent, or 62,750 people.

Then, vaccination for the elderly targeted 50,830 people. For the first dose, it was administered to 15,620 people (30.72 percent of the target). For the second dose, only 21.81 percent, or 11,090 people, were vaccinated.

Vaccination for the vulnerable general public targeted 493,760 people. For the first dose, vaccination was reportedly administered to 286,760 people (60.35 percent of the target). For the second dose, only 39.47 percent, or 184,580 people, were vaccinated.

Another target group is adolescents aged 12-17 years. In this region, the target set was 127,910 people. For the first dose, 66,620 people were vaccinated (52.08 percent of the target). For the second dose, only 33.65 percent, or 43,050 people, were vaccinated.