The number of people in North Maluku who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has reached 1.05 million.

As of Wednesday, April 27, 2022, the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination coverage in North Maluku province has reached 73.86 percent. This figure is equivalent to 1.05 million vaccine recipients out of a target of 1.42 million people. Meanwhile, the second dose vaccination has reached 44.69 percent of the target.

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 has a target of 14,260 recipients. For the first dose, vaccination was successfully carried out for 14,260 people (115.1 percent of the target), and for the second dose, 106.8 percent or 15,220 people were vaccinated.

Public sector workers, with a target of 174,710 people, received 114,110 first doses (65.32 percent of the target) and 91,230 second doses (52.22 percent of the target).

For the elderly, with a target of 127,310 people, 69,720 received the first dose (54.76 percent of the target) and 41,090 received the second dose (32.28 percent of the target).

The general vulnerable population, with a target of 885,530 people, received 610,450 first doses (69.17 percent of the target) and 353,200 second doses (39.95 percent of the target).

For adolescents aged 12-17 years, with a target of 215,890 people, 170,670 received the first dose (79.06 percent of the target) and 104,710 received the second dose (48.5 percent of the target).