Middlesex County COVID-19 vax tracker: 73% of residents are fully vaccinated

Diane Pantaleo, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Seventy-three of people living in Middlesex County are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to data from 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 (either Pfizer or Moderna).

Massachusetts reported 919,097 total cases of the coronavirus this week, up 2% from last week.

A nurse prepares a syringe of COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11 and any others who wanted to get vaccinated at Williams Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, on Nov. 20.
A nurse prepares a syringe of COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11 and any others who wanted to get vaccinated at Williams Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, on Nov. 20.

Middlesex County has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated in Massachusetts, as of Tuesday. Others in the top five include Norfolk (72%), 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-six percent of Middlesex County residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 1,373,620 people

  • Seventy-three percent of Middlesex County residents are fully vaccinated, for a total of 1,157,509 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-seven percent of Massachusetts residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 5,912,695 people

  • Seventy-two percent of Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated, for a total of 4,906,398 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: Middlesex County Massachusetts vaccine rate: How many people are vaccinated?