Set more goals： By January next year, the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people over 80 years old will reach 90%.

　　The "Notice on Further Optimizing the Implementation of COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures" previously issued by the the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism mentioned that Covid-19 vaccination for the elderly should be accelerated, with a focus on improving 60-mdash; The vaccination rate of 79-year-old people, accelerate the vaccination rate of people aged 80 and over, and make special arrangements.

　　The Paper noted that many places have set goals around Covid-19 vaccination for the elderly: by the end of this year or January next year, the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine for people over 80 years old will reach 90%; The full-course vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population aged 60-79 reached 95%.

　　Among them, the Office of Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters in Yexian County, Henan Province issued the "Notice on Further Accelerating the Vaccination Work for the Elderly in Covid-19" on December 9, saying that all units should make full use of big data means and combine the "knocking on the door" to conduct door-to-door verification, accurately find out the base of the target population over 60 years old, establish the target population ledger, mobilize one by one, and cancel the number one by one.

　　According to the circular, by the end of January 2023, the coverage rate of the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine for people over 80 years old will reach 90%, and the coverage rate of the whole process and the enhanced immunization coverage rate of eligible target population will reach 90%. The full-course vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population aged 60-79 reached 95%.

　　The epidemic prevention and control headquarters of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, said that before January 20, 2023, the first dose vaccination rate of Covid-19 vaccine for people over 80 years old in the city will reach 90%; The whole vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population reached 90%; The full-course vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population aged 60-79 reached 95%.

　　On December 8, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province held a video dispatching meeting on the preparation of medical resources for epidemic prevention and control in the whole state. The meeting called for continuous optimization of various service measures, maximum convenience and security for the elderly, and full promotion of COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly. Strive to reach 90% in the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 80 and above before December 28th, and 90% in the whole process and enhanced immunization for eligible target population; The full vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population aged 60-79 reached 95%.

　　Emergency headquarters, an epidemic in Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province, mobilized on December 12, saying that COVID-19 vaccination is the best protection for the elderly. Please check the vaccination records of the elderly at home and take their elders to get vaccinated. According to its introduction, before the end of January 2023, the first dose vaccination rate of Covid-19 vaccine for people over 80 years old reached over 90%; The full-course vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population aged 60-79 have reached more than 95%.

　　In addition, the leading group for epidemic prevention and control in Wenshui County, Shanxi Province informed that all towns and villages insisted on taking all the connections and doing a good job of mapping and inoculation according to the permanent population. Accelerate the increase in the vaccination rate of people over 80 years old and continue to increase the vaccination rate of people aged 60-79. By the end of January, 2023, the full vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population aged 60-79 reached 95%. The first dose vaccination rate of people over 80 years old reached 90%, and the whole vaccination rate and enhanced immunization rate of eligible target population reached 90%.

　　Compared with other age groups, the basic immunization and enhanced vaccination rates of the elderly in China are low. According to the data from the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, as of November 28, the number of people over 60 years old who were fully vaccinated accounted for 86.42% of the elderly population, while the number of people over 80 years old was only 65.8% of the population over 80 years old.