The Delaware Division of Health reported on Monday that 123,627 Delawareans, or about 12 percent of the state’s population, are now fully vaccinated, with about 21 percent having at least one shot.
The actual figure is higher since there is a time lag in recording vaccinations and multiple locations for administering doses that include a growing number of pharmacies. Last week Rite Aid publicly announced it was offering the Covid-19 vaccine.
Also included in the current figure are nearly 6,000 vaccinations from the one-dose Johnson & Johnson/Janssen shot. Delaware has about 10,000 doses of the vaccine, with no new shipments expected this month.
The state public health tracker lists 78,0000 available vaccine doses.
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Gov. John Carney acknowledged that bad weather in February led to no doses being delivered for a week. This was followed by stepped-up deliveries that led to a higher inventory of vaccines than in the past.
Administering two-dose vaccines come with complexities that include scheduling both doses. Delaware and other states also deal with priorities that include getting vaccines to disadvantaged communities, educators, and more physically fragile elderly, not in assisted living or nursing homes and without transportation. Moreover, vaccination rates for Hispanics and Blacks here and elsewhere are lower than figures for whites.
Based on state figures, weekly vaccine deliveries have risen to about 50,000 a week, up from 20,000 or fewer in January and February.
It was announced on all people on the over 65 vaccine list from the State of Delaware have been issued invitations for vaccine.
The state will also open up vaccinations to those over 50, starting with pharmacies.
