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On the west coast now more than one third of the population is fully vaccinated (excluding BC that is severely lagging behind). How long until coastal and urba

On the west coast now more than one third of the population is fully vaccinated (excluding BC that is severely lagging behind). How long until coastal and urban counties reach 95%?

sjg007 6y ago
They won't ever reach 95%; not gonna happen.
- ninju 6y ago
  Hmm...why not?
- hodgesrm 6y ago
  Berkeley 94707 zip code was already at 98% of eligible population with at least one shot on April 30th. [1] I would guess a number of cities will be overall in the 90% range pretty soon. [1] https://abc7news.com/california-vaccination-rate-sf-vaccine-tracker-bay-area-covid-berkeley/10563747/ https://abc7news.com/california-vaccination-rate-sf-vaccine-...
  - ajayjain 6y ago
    Zooming in, their map reports that vaccination rates in 94707 are now over 100% -- it's the gray region north of UC Berkeley. Perhaps folks are commuting in to 94707 to receive doses?
    - powvans 6y ago
      It could be more than 100% of the population count from the previous census.
    - toast0 6y ago
      These numbers are most likely people vaccinated whose address on the paperwork was zip code Z divided by census? population estimate of people who live in zip code Z. There's lots of fun ways those numbers can be messed up including (but not limited to), people using a mailing address different from where they reside, census boundaries not matching mail delivery route boundaries, population movements, how people without mailing addresses are counted, data issues in the census, etc. In the US, we have a lack of enthusiasm for comprehensive and compulsary tracking of where people reside, and as a result, data like this is always going to be messy.
  - stjohnswarts 6y ago
    Berkley is possibly the most liberal and educated area in the USA (of significant population) so of course it will be high. In your average city, we will be EXTREMELY lucky if it reaches 65-70%, in the rural areas of the country 50% would be a win.
    - sulam 6y ago
      Antivaxxers are strong in Berkeley. This is pretty impressive honestly, I would have expected to hit 90%, tops.
      - jedberg 6y ago
        You're very right. Berkeley was the heart of the whole anti-vax movement a few years ago. So much so that I felt safer taking my (then newborn) to Eastern Europe than taking her to Berkeley. But if you dig into the data, it's only one zip code in Berkeley with a high vax rate -- the wealthiest part of Berkeley up in the hills, which are mostly older people. The zip code with all the students is one of the lowest in the state.
xeromal 6y ago
Most places are probably going to hover around 60-75%.
void_mint 6y ago
> How long until coastal and urban counties reach 95%? Literally never. I am hoping for 60%.
- redisman 6y ago
  Seattle is already mostly above 60%, up to 87% https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/data/vaccination.aspx https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/data/vaccinatio...
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On the west coast now more than one third of the population is fully vaccinated (excluding BC that is severely lagging behind). How long until coastal and urban counties reach 95%?

sjg007 6y ago

They won't ever reach 95%; not gonna happen.

ninju 6y ago
Hmm...why not?
hodgesrm 6y ago
Berkeley 94707 zip code was already at 98% of eligible population with at least one shot on April 30th. [1] I would guess a number of cities will be overall in the 90% range pretty soon. [1] https://abc7news.com/california-vaccination-rate-sf-vaccine-tracker-bay-area-covid-berkeley/10563747/ https://abc7news.com/california-vaccination-rate-sf-vaccine-...
- ajayjain 6y ago
  Zooming in, their map reports that vaccination rates in 94707 are now over 100% -- it's the gray region north of UC Berkeley. Perhaps folks are commuting in to 94707 to receive doses?
  - powvans 6y ago
    It could be more than 100% of the population count from the previous census.
  - toast0 6y ago
    These numbers are most likely people vaccinated whose address on the paperwork was zip code Z divided by census? population estimate of people who live in zip code Z. There's lots of fun ways those numbers can be messed up including (but not limited to), people using a mailing address different from where they reside, census boundaries not matching mail delivery route boundaries, population movements, how people without mailing addresses are counted, data issues in the census, etc. In the US, we have a lack of enthusiasm for comprehensive and compulsary tracking of where people reside, and as a result, data like this is always going to be messy.
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  Berkley is possibly the most liberal and educated area in the USA (of significant population) so of course it will be high. In your average city, we will be EXTREMELY lucky if it reaches 65-70%, in the rural areas of the country 50% would be a win.
  - sulam 6y ago
    Antivaxxers are strong in Berkeley. This is pretty impressive honestly, I would have expected to hit 90%, tops.
    - jedberg 6y ago
      You're very right. Berkeley was the heart of the whole anti-vax movement a few years ago. So much so that I felt safer taking my (then newborn) to Eastern Europe than taking her to Berkeley. But if you dig into the data, it's only one zip code in Berkeley with a high vax rate -- the wealthiest part of Berkeley up in the hills, which are mostly older people. The zip code with all the students is one of the lowest in the state.

xeromal 6y ago

Most places are probably going to hover around 60-75%.

void_mint 6y ago

> How long until coastal and urban counties reach 95%? Literally never. I am hoping for 60%.

redisman 6y ago
Seattle is already mostly above 60%, up to 87% https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/data/vaccination.aspx https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/data/vaccinatio...
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