Thursday 28 October 2021
More Papua New Guineans are coming forward to get vaccinated, as indicated in the latest national COVID-19 Vaccination coverage Updates.
A total number of 310,184 doses were administered as of Tuesday 26 October 2021.
The report showed that the cumulative total of those who at least received one dose of vaccine is 233,424, whilst 157,045 people were fully vaccinated.
Three categories of people covered in the same period include, Healthy Workers and support staff, 45 years and above and persons with comorbidity.
Health workers amounted to 13,430 with at least one dose received and 7346 fully vaccinated; 45 years and above had 76,234 people getting one dose, while 54,982 received their full dose; a total of 5,567 persons with comorbidity received at least one dose, with 3,574 fully vaccinated.
Cumulative vaccination coverage in provinces as of 26 October 2021:
| Province | At least one dose received | Fully vaccinated | Target 2021 |
| NCD | 84,063 | 64,794 | 92,312 |
| Western | 17,555 | 8,986 | 61,786 |
| Jiwaka | 11,750 | 6,218 | 70,874 |
| Manus | 2,086 | 1,718 | 13,650 |
| Morobe | 22,263 | 13,394 | 189,992 |
| Enga | 9.964 | 5,391 | 98,321 |
| Central | 5,857 | 3,660 | 65,203 |
| Gulf | 3.463 | 1,656 | 39,065 |
| New Ireland | 3 755 | 1 541 | 43 771 |
| Milne Bay | 5 876 | 3 4 77 | 71 136 |
| East New Britain | 6 409 | 2 167 | 77 059 |
| Chimbu | 6 316 | 5 803 | 76,963 |
| Hela | 4 916 | 1 770 | 62 028 |
| Madang | 10 509 | 9 045 | 148 653 |
| East Sepik | 9 196 | 8 398 | 132 662 |
| Northern | 3 321 | 1 995 | 48 628 |
| Western Highlands | 5 925 | 4 108 | 90 838 |
| West Sepik | 3 988 | 2 593 | 64 889 |
| Eastern Highlands | 8 571 | 4 822 | 146 980 |
| West New Britain | 3 586 | 2 286 | 71 832 |
| Autonomous Region of Bougainville | 2 220 | 1 780 | 68 891 |
| Southern Highlands | 2 105 | 1 443 | 133,846 |
In the same reporting period, a total of 17,807 males and 15,179 females between the ages of 18 and 24, received at least one dose,
There were 92 688 males and 56,527 females between the ages of 25 – 49 years, who received at least one dose of vaccine.
In the 50 -59 age group, there were 21,889 males and 10,664 females who received their first dose whilst 2,476 males and 1,310 females between the age of 70 – 79 years had received their first dose.
A total of 364 males and 249 females over the age of 79 received their first dose.
The report indicated that more males than females have received at least one dose.