Booster Vaccination Coverage for the Elderly Has Not Yet Reached 20%
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Elderly people are one of the groups most vulnerable to fatal risks from Covid-19. According to data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), as of April 28, 2022, 21,553,118 elderly individuals had received the Covid-19 vaccine.
Coverage shows that 81.48% of the elderly population had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Furthermore, 64.71% had received the second dose, while only 17.56% had received the third dose or booster.
The elderly experience a decline in immunity due to the shrinking of several organs. For example, the thymus gland shrinks, causing T-cell dysfunction and subsequently impairing immune response.
The elderly also typically exhibit a reduced antibody response to vaccination. Nevertheless, vaccination remains crucial for the elderly to reduce their significantly high risk of infection.
Moreover, the majority of elderly individuals who died from Covid-19 had comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, and kidney failure.
(Read More: Life Expectancy of Indonesian Population Increases, Averaging This Age)
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