Health & Fitness

39 Percent Of North Reading Has Received At Least 1 Vaccine Dose

More than 75 percent of North Reading residents over age 75 have received both doses, according to the state's data.

North Reading reported 66 cases of coronavirus in the two weeks leading up to the state report released Thursday.
North Reading reported 66 cases of coronavirus in the two weeks leading up to the state report released Thursday. (Kim Potter)

NORTH READING, MA — More than 800 of North Reading's oldest residents have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state’s data. Twenty-three percent of North Reading residents as a whole are fully vaccinated, up from 19 percent last week.

Roughly 16 percent of the town's residents have received just the first dose. About six in 10 residents ages 65 to 74 are fully vaccinated, and 23 percent in that age group have received just their first dose.

North Reading reported 66 cases of coronavirus in the two weeks leading up to the state report released Thursday, placing it in the "yellow" zone.

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You can view Massachusetts' town-by-town data by clicking Municipality Vaccination Report.

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