Who's COVID-Vaccinated In Maplewood Now? 97 Percent Of Seniors

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The percentage of vaccinated Maplewood residents continues to climb.

As of the most recent numbers updated Friday afternoon on the state of New Jersey's COVID dashboard, 51 percent of all Maplewood residents are fully vaccinated. However, that number includes children under 12, who are not yet eligible for the vaccine. As far as people 18 and over, 68 percent have been vaccinated. For residents 65 and over, 86 percent are fully vaccinated.

The CDC said this month that people can consider themselves "fully vaccinated" and protected two weeks after their final shot.

What percentage of Maplewood residents are on their way to full vaccination, having received one dose of the vaccine? 63 percent of all residents have received one shot. That number climbs to 80 percent if you only consider residents 18 and over. And for those 65 and over, the number is 97 percent.

Studies have shown that the vaccine is at least 95 percent effective against the virus, and among those who still get it, it will reduce the chance of hospitalization and death.

While the number of new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the virus as been declining, many people are just starting to get vaccinated, including teens. READ MORE: FDA Approves COVID Vaccine For Kids 12+: What It Means In NJ

As of Monday, 590,5oo Americans have died of the virus. You can see which states had the highest death toll in the past week on this CDC map, and see how each county is doing with this CDC link.

Last month, a CDC Panel recommended resuming the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine after reviewing reports of 13 women getting blood clots — three fatal — out of 7.98 million receiving the shot. The shot will now come with a warning.

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses.

New Jersey trends

The state's daily death toll has not yet declined to the level of Sept. 8, when only 2 deaths were reported in one day, after a summer of lockdowns.

A week ago Thursday, Gov. Phil Murphy Tweeted a positive update:

For the first time in over six months, our number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has fallen below 1,000. With our numbers trending in the right direction, we can continue fighting back against this virus if we all get vaccinated. — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) May 13, 2021

New Jersey's peak daily death toll on April 30, 2020 was 460 fatalities reported in one day.

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