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As the number of Pennsylvania residents with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine passed 50%, state officials have said there would be enough vaccine to immunize 80% of everyone 16 and over by the end of June.
That would mean Pennsylvania could hit a key target to achieve herd immunity before the 4th of July. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful 4th of July celebration, to hit 80% community immunity in the state of Pennsylvania? said Acting Physician General Denise Johnson. I mean we can t really put a timeline on it, but it s nice to think about.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has said the nation must achieve a vaccination rate of about 80% to reach herd immunity. Other health experts have said herd immunity won’t be reached until 90% of the population is vaccinated.
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Gov. Tom Wolf received his first dose of covid vaccine Monday morning, about a week after Pennsylvania opened eligibility to all residents.
“I was happy to wait until every Pennsylvanian who wants a vaccine was eligible to get my own, and I was really pleased to get my first dose today at Family First Health, a federally qualified health center,” Wolf said in a statement.
Wolf, who is 72, had been eligible to receive the vaccine during Phase 1A. But on Monday, he said he wanted to “wait in line” until all residents could get a vaccine.
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