The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 67.52 percent for the first dose of the elderly vaccination based on KTP (Indonesian ID card) identity in Riau, as of Thursday, March 3, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 68.04 percent.
Indragiri Hilir is the regency with the highest first dose vaccination rate for the elderly based on KTP identity, at 77.31 percent. The first dose vaccination rate for the elderly based on KTP identity in this regency is better than the previous week, which was recorded at 75.18 percent.
A similar condition occurred in Rokan Hulu, which recorded a first dose vaccination rate for the elderly based on KTP identity of 72.48 percent. In this regency, the first dose vaccination rate for the elderly based on KTP identity is also higher than the previous week, which was only 71.04 percent. Next is Kepulauan Meranti. This regency in Riau province recorded a first dose vaccination rate for the elderly based on KTP identity of 71.03 percent.
Dumai City and Kuantan Singingi are next, with first dose vaccination rates for the elderly based on KTP identity of 69.69 percent and 68.55 percent, respectively.
Nationally, the average first dose vaccination rate for the elderly based on KTP identity across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was only 66.63 percent.