Treasure Coast holding steady with up to 69% of residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Diane Pantaleo
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Some 69% of people living in Indian River County are fully vaccinated as of Jan. 26, according to data from Florida Department of Health.

In Martin County, that number is 63% and in St. Lucie County 60% of residents are fully vaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

Florida reported 5,383,094 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 4% from the week before.

The five counties with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in Florida as of Jan. 25 are Sumter County (86%), Miami-Dade County (82%), Osceola County (78%), St. Johns County (77%) and Monroe County (74%).

Dori Sutherland (right), RN, explains information regarding Robert Newman's Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination outreach offered by the Florida Department of Health Martin County and the NAACP of Martin County on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, along Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Stuart.
Dori Sutherland (right), RN, explains information regarding Robert Newman's Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination outreach offered by the Florida Department of Health Martin County and the NAACP of Martin County on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, along Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Stuart.

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How many Treasure Coast people have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

  • 83% of people in Indian River County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 125,961 people

  • 69% of people in Indian River County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 104,521 people

  • 71% of people in St. Lucie County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 218,056 people

  • 60% of people in St. Lucie County are fully vaccinated, for a total 185,954 people

  • 74% of people in Martin County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total 117,075 people

  • 63% of people in Martin County are fully vaccinated, for a total 100,229 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 Florida have been vaccinated so far?

  • 80% of people in Florida have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 16,523,300 people

  • 68% of people in Florida are fully vaccinated, for a total of 13,925,339 people

COVID vaccinations for kids

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 Treasure Coast Newspapers: COVID Florida: How many Treasure Coast residents are fully vaccinated?