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(KLZA)-- A breakdown of the number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations within the Southeast District Health Department service area, reveals the five-county region is lagging behind vaccination percentages statewide.
According to information provided September 16, 80 percent of those 65 and over within the SEDHD region have been fully vaccinated compared to the statewide average of 84 percent.
61 percent of those 50 – 64 in the region are vaccinated, statewide the figure is 67 percent.
48 percent of those residing in the SEDHD service area aged 30-49 have received a vaccine compared to 58 percent across the state. For those ages 16 – 24 the statewide vaccination rate is 43 percent while in the SEDHD jurisdiction the figure is 33 percent.
7.8 percent of young people aged 0 -15 have been vaccinated in the Southeast region while the statewide figure is 10 percent.
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