CDC reports 72% of Middlesex County residents are fully vaccinated

Diane Pantaleo, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Seventy-two percent of Middlesex County residents are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to data from the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've either been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or the second of a two-dose shot (Pfizer or Moderna).

Veronica Ehlinger, nurse manager at The Youth Clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado, loads a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Nov. 10.
Veronica Ehlinger, nurse manager at The Youth Clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado, loads a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Nov. 10.

Massachusetts reported 900,985 total cases of the coronavirus this week, an increase of 2% from last week.

Middlesex County has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated in Massachusetts. Others in the top five are Norfolk (71%), Suffolk (67%), Essex (67%) and Plymouth (64%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Middlesex County as of Tuesday:

How many people in Middlesex County have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

  • Eighty-five percent of Middlesex County residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 1,356,469 people

  • Seventy-two percent of Middlesex County residents are fully vaccinated, for a total of 1,151,121 people

For a county-by-county look at the vaccination rollout, see our COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which is updated daily.

How many people in Massachusetts have been vaccinated so far?

  • Eighty-six percent of Massachusetts residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 5,843,748 people

  • Seventy-one percent of Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated, for a total of 4,880,326 people

COVID-19 vaccinations for kids and boosters

The percentages in this story reflect the total share of the population that has received vaccines. That now includes people as young as 5 years old, for whom vaccines have been authorized.

This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Seventy-two percent of Middlesex County residents are fully vaccinated