More than 1 million West Virginians have one COVID-19 vaccine dose
By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than a million West Virginians have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, contributing to the continual decrease in active cases, hospitalizations and deaths, Gov. Jim Justice said on Tuesday.
According to the state Department of Health and Human Resources, 1,005,135 eligible West Virginians age 12 and older have at least one dose of the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines as of Tuesday, making up 64.5 percent of all eligible residents.
“I congratulate everyone who has played a role in getting us to this point, but we still have more work to do,” Justice said during his COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. “West Virginia, you’ve done a whale of a job.”
Seniors age 65 and older account for a majority of those who are partially vaccinated. More than 87 percent of the 65-and-older population have the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Of those age 50 and older, the percentage for partial vaccination is more than 79 percent. Justice said state health officials are pushing to get the partial vaccine rate for those age 65 and older to 90 percent and for those age 50 and up to 85 percent…
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