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Across Bexar County,
702,353 Bexar County residents have received
at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, representing 45.42% of the county s population eligible to receive a vaccination.
443,645 Bexar County residents are
fully vaccinated, representing 28.57% of the county s population eligible to receive a vaccination.
258,708 Bexar County residents (16.67%) have not yet received their second vaccine dose.
Credit: KENS
DSHS defines population as residents who are 16 years of age or older; in Bexar County, this represents more than 1.55 million people. The CDC states that when a high percentage of the community is immune to a disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness), that community will have reached herd immunity, making the spread of this disease from person to person unlikely.
Wealthy Latin Americans flock to US in search of vaccines
Associated Press 1 hr ago By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MARCOS MARTINEZ CHACON, Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the U.S., in some places taking a shuttle directly from the airport to COVID-19 vaccine sites. Their ranks include politicians, TV personalities, business executives and a soccer team.
People of means from Latin America are chartering planes, booking commercial flights, buying bus tickets and renting cars to get the vaccine in the United States due to lack of supply at home.
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Wealthy Latin Americans flock to U.S. in search of COVID-19 vaccines In Mexico, officials didn’t buy enough vaccines. It’s like they don t care about their citizens.
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MARCOS MARTINEZ CHACONAssociated Press
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People check in for a flight on Saturday to Miami at Silvio Pettirossi Airport in Luque, Paraguay. A lack of supply in many Latin American countries has residents of means coming to the U.S. to get their doses. Miami was a popular destination until Florida officials began requiring proof of residency. Jorge Saenz/Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the U.S., in some places taking a shuttle directly from the airport to COVID-19 vaccine sites. Their ranks include politicians, TV personalities, business executives and a soccer team.
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