One-Third of Missourians Have Initiated COVID-19 Vaccination

Missouri hit a milestone Friday when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, one-third of Missouri’s population has received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. In total, nearly 2.1 million Missourians have initiated vaccinations and almost 1.4 million Missourians have been fully vaccinated. Missouri’s dashboard shows that 33.3% of all Missourians have initiated vaccination, and data from CDC shows that nearly 42% of Missouri’s 18 and older population has received at least one dose.

Of Missouri’s 65 and older population, nearly 60% have been fully vaccinated and 72% have received at least one dose.