Not Good News! It Turns Out That 286,969 West Papuans Have Never Received A COVID-19 Vaccine

One of the COVID-19 vaccination services at a shopping center in Manokwari Regency, West Papua. (ANTARA/HANS ARNOLD KAPISA)

JAKARTA - The West Papua Health Office noted that 286,969 residents spread across 13 regencies and cities had not yet received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Head of the West Papua Provincial Health Office, Otto Parorongan in Manokwari, said the coverage of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination in the province had only reached 510,433 people or about 64 percent of the 797,402 total target population. The coverage of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination in Arfak Mountains Regency has only reached 400 people or 1.4 percent, Maybrat Regency 3,109 people, and Tambrauw Regency 3,447 people. encourage public awareness of the Arfak Mountains, Maybrat and Tambrauw regencies so that they get the COVID-19 vaccination," said Otto Parorongan, Thursday, June 30.

The coverage of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination in West Papua has reached 369,631 people, while the third dose of vaccination or booster has reached 101,688 people as of June 29, 2022. public services provided by the government," said Otto Parorongan.