Nearly Half Of Tewksbury Has Received At Least 1 Vaccination Shot

TEWKSBURY, MA — Nearly half of the town's residents have received at least one coronavirus vaccination shot, a major milestone in the local fight against the virus.

Thirty percent of Tewksbury residents have been fully vaccinated and 48 percent have been at least partially vaccinated as of Thursday's numbers from the Department of Public Health. That means 14,739 residents have received either one Moderna or Pfizer dose or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson dose (the latter of which is currently under a pause.)

Over two-thirds of those over the age of 64 been fully vaccinated.

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The state data also breaks down vaccinations by race. In Tewksbury, Black residents lead the way with over half (52 percent) fully vaccinated, versus 39 percent of multi-racial residents, 28 percent of white residents, 24 percent of Asian residents and 21 percent of Hispanic residents.

Well over half of Black and multi-racial residents have received at least one shot.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.