Here's Who Has Received A Vaccine In Mecklenburg County

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC — About 8 percent of Mecklenburg County residents are fully vaccinated against coronavirus, according to new demographic data released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

The data expansion includes information about coronavirus vaccines administered in the state by race, ethnicity, gender and age group, down to the county level.

Here is where vaccinations stand in Mecklenburg County as of March 12, according to DHHS:

• People at least partially vaccinated: 148,496, or about 13.4 percent of the population
• People who are fully vaccinated: 88,401 or about 8 percent of the population

During the week of March 8, about 44 percent of those fully vaccinated in the county were between the ages of 65-74, while 19 percent were 75 years old or older. Only about 16 percent of county residents between the ages of 25-49 were fully vaccinated, according to DHHS.

The county reported increases in partial vaccinations among younger county residents this week. Of those who have received at least one dose, at least 46 percent were between the ages of 25-47, and 31 percent between the ages of 50-64.

The data also indicates there is work to be done to mirror the county's population. While 33 percent of the county's population is black, African-Americans accounted for about 28 percent of those fully vaccinated and 21 percent of those partially vaccinated in the county as of Friday.

As of March 12, at least 11.5 percent of North Carolina's population was fully vaccinated, while 18.6 percent of the state population was at least partially vaccinated, DHHS said.

SEE ALSO: NC Expedites Vaccine Eligibility To Group 4 Medically Vulnerable

This week, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that medically vulnerable residents will become eligible to receive a shot a week earlier than initially projected.

"Today, based on vaccine providers' feedback and the expected vaccine supply over the next several weeks, we are announcing that some members of Group 4 will be eligible to receive their vaccine beginning March 17, a week earlier than anticipated," Cooper said Thursday.

Those eligible under the expedited timeline include those with medical conditions that put them at higher-risk with COVID-19, as well as those living in congregate living facilities at increased risk of exposure.

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