The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average first-dose elderly vaccination rate of 26.16 percent in West Papua, data updated as of Thursday, March 10, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 69.33 percent.
South Sorong is the regency with the highest first-dose elderly vaccination coverage at 41.38 percent. The vaccination coverage in this regency is better than the previous week, which recorded 41.29 percent.
A similar situation occurred in Fakfak, which recorded a first-dose elderly vaccination coverage of 38.68 percent. In this regency, the first-dose elderly vaccination coverage is also higher than the previous week, which was only 38.44 percent. Next is Raja Ampat. This regency in West Papua Province recorded a first-dose elderly vaccination coverage of 36.53 percent.
Sorong and Teluk Bintuni follow with first-dose elderly vaccination coverage of 36.37 percent and 35.59 percent, respectively.
Nationally, the average first-dose elderly vaccination coverage across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was only 68.79 percent.