The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 80.25 percent for the first dose of the elderly vaccination in Riau Islands, data updated on Monday, February 21, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which is currently at 67.43 percent.
Lingga is the regency with the highest first dose elderly vaccination coverage at 116.51 percent. The first dose elderly vaccination coverage in this regency is better than the previous week, which was recorded at 116.44 percent.
The same condition occurred in Tanjung Pinang city, which recorded 88.03 percent first dose elderly vaccination coverage. In this regency, the first dose elderly vaccination coverage is also higher than the previous week, which was only 87.94 percent. Next is Batam city. This regency in Riau Islands Province recorded 86.5 percent first dose elderly vaccination coverage.
Natuna and Karimun are next, with first dose elderly vaccination coverage recorded at 74.11 percent and 70.14 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 66.9 percent.