Special Approach Needed for Elderly
Even though it has been three years since the pandemic began, Covid-19 vaccination coverage of the elderly is still low. A special approach is necessary to convince the elderly to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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An elderly woman gets an injection of the Covid-19 booster vaccine to residents in the courtyard of the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday (24/1/2023).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The coverage rate of the first and second booster doses against Covid-19 among the elderly is still far behind the target. This is concerning, as older people make up the majority of Covid-19 patients needing treatment as well as Covid-19 deaths. Several parties believe that the vaccine rollout for the elderly requires a new and special approach.
Based on data from the Health Ministry as of Tuesday (24/1/2023), only 7.24 million senior citizens (33.61%) have received a first booster dose and only 411,812 senior citizens (1.91%) have received a second booster dose. These figures are far below the target of at least 70 percent of the total elderly population of 21.55 million.