Half of eligible Texans now fully vaccinated for COVID-19
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Walter Newsome reacts as he receives his vaccine at Christian Assistance Ministries.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographer
Texas has reached a new milestone in the effort to vaccinate people against COVID-19: As Monday, more than 50 percent of Texans eligible for the shot those age 12 and older have been fully vaccinated.
The current vaccine rate of 50.1 percent, reported by the state on Tuesday, is a far cry from the original goal set by President Joe Biden’s administration 70 percent of eligible Americans fully vaccinated by the holiday weekend. In recent months, immunization rates have slowed considerably, forcing local officials to rely on incentives to bring people in for shots.