Several districts/cities in Central Sulawesi province still record relatively low vaccination rates compared to other areas. Some of these districts/cities include Banggai Kepulauan Regency, Parigi Moutong Regency, and Poso Regency.
As of Sunday, January 30, 2022, these three regencies had only completed 412,770 first doses of the vaccine out of the targeted 588,000 vaccine recipients.
Banggai Kepulauan Regency has the lowest vaccination rate. As of yesterday, this region has achieved a 69.9% vaccination rate, the lowest among the 13 other districts/cities. The vaccination program in this regency targets 85,615 participants. The average weekly vaccination rate last week was 1,118 participants. The available vaccine stock is 28,616 doses.
Next is Parigi Moutong Regency, which has the second-lowest vaccination rate. With a target of 323,180 vaccine recipients, vaccination in this region has reached 69.96%, or 226,090 recipients. The average weekly vaccination rate last week was 3,535 participants. The available vaccine stock is 56,490 doses.
Poso Regency is third. With a target of 179,210 vaccine recipients, vaccination in this region has reached 70.77%, or 126,840 recipients. The average weekly vaccination rate last week was 1,932 participants. The available vaccine stock is 75,157 doses.
At the provincial level, the total first-dose vaccination in Central Sulawesi has reached 78.09%, covering 1.67 million vaccine recipients. The second-dose vaccination has reached 44.41%, covering 948,600 vaccine recipients.