More than 78,640 people in Massachusetts received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine as of Tuesday, with 32,590 people vaccinated in the previous week, according to data released Thursday in the state’s second COVID-19 vaccination report.
In total, 78,643 people have received their first doses since Dec. 15, with about 44 percent of the doses according to the state. Another 36 percent went to people aged 50 to 69, and 18 percent went to people aged 20 to 29 years. Only about 2 percent of the doses went to ages 70 and older.
Health officials in Massachusetts announced earlier this month that health care workers at increased risk for coronavirus exposure and residents and staff at long-term care facilities will be first in line for the vaccine, followed by police, firefighters, emergency health workers and home health workers who does a non-COVID care. ‘
As of Tuesday, 92 percent of those vaccinated work in hospitals, and 4 percent work in primary care practices. More than 72,300 hospital workers in Massachusetts received a vaccine.
According to state data, fifty-three percent of the people vaccinated are white and 15 percent are multiracial. Five percent of the people vaccinated are Asians, 4 percent are Spanish and 3 percent are black.
Thursday’s dashboard contains data from 22 to 29 December. During the week, the highest number of vaccine doses was administered on December 23, when 9,844 people received their first doses.
The state’s coronavirus vaccine panel, which will be posted every Thursday at 5 p.m., also contains the number of vaccine doses sent to Massachusetts providers, and the number of doses sent to each state in the state.
Overall, 285,050 vaccine doses were sent to the state – 146,600 from Moderna and 138,450 from Pfizer. Between Dec. 22 and 29, Pfizer shipped 78,975 doses to Massachusetts, while Moderna shipped 59,500 to the state.
Of all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County has received the most doses to date: 126,800. Middlesex County received 38,125 doses, and Worcester County received 30,200 doses.
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