Over 74,000 in Hays County & 8.9 million in Texas not vaccinated


Staff Reports

EDITORIAL NOTE
As of 11/4/2021, children 5-11 are included in the vaccination numbers and percentages. Therefore the eligible population denominator is now all Texans 5 years of age and older. This has changed overall percentages.

HAYS COUNTY, TEXASOver 74,000 in Hays County & 8.9 million in Texas not vaccinated. In Hays County, 166,633 and over 77.39% of eligible people, and in Texas, over 76.26% or 20,564,266 people 5 years and older have received their initial dose of vaccine.

In addition, over 66.20% or 142,549 of Hays County 5 years and over, are fully vaccinated, and Texans in the same age groups, over 64.42% or 17,373,487 of Texans, are fully vaccinated.

Over the last four weeks, 886 in Hays County and an additional 212,797 in Texas received their first dose of the vaccine. Additionally, another 1,153 in Hays County and 84,599 in Texas received their second dose of vaccine.

Furthermore, in Hays County 56,142 and in Texas 6,429,636 have received a third dose (booster shot).

As vaccine distribution increases, more of the local Hays County and Texas population has received at least their first dose. Because of this, active case numbers and monthly COVID-19 related fatalities have decreased.

56,142 in Hays County and 6,429,636 Texans have received vaccine booster shots.

The COVID-19 vaccine teaches our immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. It typically takes two weeks after vaccination for the body to build protection (immunity) against the virus that causes COVID-19.

After you have been fully vaccinated, you may be able to start doing some things you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.

Many doctors’ offices, retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics offer COVID-19 vaccinations. The federal government is providing the vaccine free of charge to all people living in the United States, regardless of their immigration or health insurance status.

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HAYS COUNTY VS. STATE OF TEXAS:
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION VACCINATED
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NOTE: As of 11/4/2021, children 5-11 are included in the vaccination numbers and percentages and the eligible population denominator is now all Texans 5 years of age and older. This has changed the percentages.

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..77.39% OF HAYS COUNTY POPULATION 5+ WITH AT
LEAST ONE DOSE

..66.20% OF HAYS COUNTY POPULATION 5+ IS
FULLY VACCINATED

Hays County’s population of 241,067 is according to the latest information available from the Census Bureau.
*Disclaimer: These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and may not be exact as they are constantly being updated.

AGE ONE DOSE FULLY VACCINATED
BOOSTER SHOT
5-11 YEARS
7,481 5,460 11
12-15 YEARS 8,843 7,448 1,046
16-49 YEARS 89,898 76,299 23,306
50-64 YEARS 32,586 28,592 14,830
65-79 YEARS 22,770 20,343 14,002
80+ YEARS 4,996 4,387 2,947
UNKNOWN 59 20 0
TOTAL 166,633 142,549 56,142

*N/R: Not Reported

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VACCINATIONS BY WEEK IN HAYS COUNTY

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NOTE: As of 11/4/2021, children 5-11 are included in the vaccination numbers and percentages and the eligible population denominator is now all Texans 5 years of age and older. This has changed the percentages.

..76.26% OF TEXAS POPULATION 5+ WITH AT
LEAST ONE DOSE

..64.42% OF TEXAS POPULATION 5+ IS
FULLY VACCINATED

 

Texas population of 29,527,941 million is according to the latest information available from the Census Bureau.
*Disclaimer: These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and may not be exact as they are constantly being updated.

AGE ONE DOSE FULLY VACCINATED
BOOSTER SHOT
5-11 YEARS
960,918 659,087 1,597
12-15 YEARS 1,180,681 942,889 121,387
16-49 YEARS 10,424,276 8,719,545 2,525,618
50-64 YEARS 4,444,384 3,899,344 1,814,449
65-79 YEARS 2,818,077 2,507,657 1,560,614
80+ YEARS 730,592 643,595 405,925
UNKNOWN 5,338 1,370 46
TOTAL 20,564,266 17,373,487 6,429,636

*N/R: Not Reported

 

VACCINATIONS BY WEEK IN TEXAS

 

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