Here's Who Has Received A Vaccine In Iredell County

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — More than 9 percent of Iredell 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 Iredell County as of March 12, according to DHHS:

• People at least partially vaccinated: 26,782, or about 14.7 percent of the population
• People who are fully vaccinated: 16,651, or about 9.2 percent of the population

During the week of March 8, about 55 percent of those fully vaccinated in the county were between the ages of 65-74, while 21 percent were 75 years old or older. Only 10 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 37 percent were between the ages of 25-47, and 36 percent between the ages of 50-64.

The data also indicates there is work to be done to mirror the county's population. More than 12 percent of the county's population is black, however African-Americans accounted for only 10 percent of those fully vaccinated in the county as of Friday. And while 51 percent of the county's population is female, women account for 57 percent of those fully vaccinated so far, according to the data.

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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