The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 59.47 percent for the first dose of the elderly vaccination in Southeast Sulawesi, data updated on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which is currently at 69.26 percent.
Wakatobi is the regency with the highest first dose elderly vaccination coverage at 86.37 percent. The first dose elderly vaccination coverage in this regency is better than the previous week, which was recorded at 86.15 percent.
The same condition occurred in Kolaka, which recorded first dose elderly vaccination coverage of 74.13 percent. In this regency, the first dose elderly vaccination coverage is also higher than the previous week, which was only 73.93 percent. Next is Konawe Kepulauan. This regency in Southeast Sulawesi province recorded first dose elderly vaccination coverage of 72.45 percent.
Muna and Muna Barat are next, with first dose elderly vaccination coverage of 64.11 percent and 63.15 percent, respectively.
Nationally, the average first dose elderly vaccination coverage across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to a week ago, which was only 67.96 percent.