The number of people in Riau Islands who have received their first dose of the vaccine has reached 1.69 million.

As of Sunday, January 23, 2022, the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Riau Islands Province has reached 107.02%. This figure is equivalent to 1.69 million vaccine recipients out of a target of 1.58 million people. Meanwhile, the second dose vaccination has reached 81.25% of the target as of yesterday.

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 had a target of 14,120 recipients. For the first dose, vaccination was successfully carried out for 14,120 people (144.05% of the target), and for the second dose, 140.34% or 14,650 people were vaccinated.

Public sector workers had a target of 128,890 people. The first dose vaccination reportedly reached 386,380 people (299.76% of the target), and the second dose reached 266.21% or 343,130 people.

For the elderly, the target was 87,130 people. For the first dose, 71,420 people were vaccinated (81.98% of the target). The second dose reached only 67.3% or 58,640 people.

For the vulnerable general public, the target was 1.14 million people. For the first dose, vaccination was reportedly given to 824,140 people (72.46% of the target). The second dose reached only 57.62% or 654,750 people.

Another target group was adolescents aged 12-17 years, with a target of 207,660 people. For the first dose, 214,340 people were vaccinated (103.21% of the target). The second dose reached 85.4% or 177,330 people.