Almost 100 percent of residents in San Francisco-area county now have at least one vaccine dose, according to data collected by Marin County.
The county says 97.3 percent of residents eligible for the vaccine have received at least one dose, with more than 90 percent of eligible residents being fully vaccinated.
The county reached more than 90 percent fully vaccinated on Sept. 18, with the county celebrating in a tweet.
“Thank you, #MarinCounty, for choosing to be vaccinated for the health of our community. Thanks to you, our community has achieved a historic milestone in its response to the pandemic,” the local government’s Twitter said.
Thank you, #MarinCounty, for choosing to be vaccinated for the health of our community. Thanks to you, our community has achieved a historic milestone in its response to the pandemic#ThankYouMarin pic.twitter.com/jWNxrKkZtz
— Marin County (@maringov) September 18, 2021
Among the county’s whole population, including those not eligible for the vaccine, 78 percent is fully vaccinated.
The COVID-19 vaccines are currently only allowed for those above the age of 12, with vaccine makers working to get approval for younger ages.
The data among race and ethnic lines show 89 percent of Asian Americans in the county are fully vaccinated, the most of any group.
There are 86 percent of Hispanic people fully vaccinated, 83 percent of White people and 78 percent of Black people.
The county has the highest overall vaccination rate in California and is one of the top 10 counties in the country, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Post source: Thehill
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