The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average elderly vaccination coverage of 66.47 percent based on KTP (Indonesian ID card) identity in Riau Islands Province, as of Monday, June 27, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 57.74 percent.
Lingga Regency is ranked first with the highest elderly vaccination coverage based on KTP identity at 86.02 percent. The elderly vaccination coverage in this regency is better than the previous week, which was recorded at 86 percent.
The same condition occurs in Tanjung Pinang City, which recorded elderly vaccination coverage based on KTP identity at 79.3 percent. In this city, the elderly vaccination coverage based on KTP identity is also higher than the previous week, which was only 79.13 percent. Next is Batam City. This regency in Riau Islands Province recorded elderly vaccination coverage based on KTP identity at 66.32 percent.
Karimun and Natuna are next, with elderly vaccination coverage based on KTP identity at 65.09 percent and 62.08 percent, respectively.
Nationally, the average elderly vaccination coverage based on KTP identity across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was only 57.47 percent.