JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono admitted that currently, the vaccination coverage for the elderly group is still very low from the target.
Where the elderly vaccination has only reached 25 percent of the target. Only 5.3 million elderly were vaccinated with the first dose and 3.7 million were vaccinated with the second dose. Meanwhile, the vaccination target is 21.5 million elderly.
"The number of elderly people who have received the vaccine is still very low, they are among the groups most vulnerable to exposure", said Dante in a virtual press conference, Thursday, September 2.
Dante said that vaccination in the elderly group or those with comorbidities is very important. Because, the mortality rate or case fatality rate in hospitals, most or more than 50 percent are people with comorbidities.
"So, with the comorbidities that we vaccinate, the fatality rate or mortality rate will be reduced slowly, and eventually we will have a lower mortality rate", he said.
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Therefore, Dante asked the Health Offices of each region to continue to encourage the acceleration of vaccination for vulnerable groups of people, especially the elderly and those with comorbidities.
Then, Dante asked the community to help accelerate the vaccination of the elderly. This can be done by helping the elderly to access registration or to the vaccination location.
"Let's continue to support the acceleration of vaccination for the elderly. We register, deliver, and accompany our parents, relatives, and even our elderly neighbors so that they can participate in the vaccination program for their health and safety", he concluded.
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