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COVID vaccine: How many people in Bexar County have received a shot?

KENS 5 is tracking COVID-19 vaccination distribution in Bexar County and Texas.

SAN ANTONIO — We're tracking COVID-19 vaccination distribution in Bexar County. The data below is gathered by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and is current as of March 8, 2021.

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VACCINE PROGRESS IN BEXAR COUNTY

Across Bexar County, more than 571,000 vaccine doses have been administered, as of March 15. 

  • 369,379 Bexar County residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, representing 23.8% of the county's population eligible to receive a vaccination.
  • 206,778 Bexar County residents are fully vaccinated, representing 13.3% of the county's population eligible to receive a vaccination.
  • 162,601 Bexar County residents (10.5%) are awaiting their second vaccine dose.
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DSHS defines "population" as residents who are 16 years of age or older; in Bexar County, this represents more than 1.55 million people. 

66,419 vaccines were administered last week in Bexar County; a total of 571,242 doses have been administered in the county since vaccination efforts began 14 weeks ago.

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WHO'S GETTING THE VACCINE IN BEXAR COUNTY?

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The above heat map shows the percentage of the population that received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in each zip code throughout Bexar County. In the most-vaccinated zip code, 78257, 27% of residents are fully vaccinated; In 78208, just 4% of the residents are fully vaccinated.

VACCINE PROGRESS IN TEXAS

Across the state, more than 6.75 million vaccine doses have been administered, as of March 8. 

  • 5.554 million Texans have been vaccinated with at least one dose, representing 24.8% of the total population eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.
  • 2.902 million Texans have been fully vaccinated, representing 12.9% of the total population eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.
  • 2.652 million Texans (6.4%) are awaiting their second vaccine dose. 

CDC data shows Texas as the last of the 50 states in vaccine distribution.

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