The share of Natick’s population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has jumped from 25% to 30%, according to weekly data released by the state.

Natick has 10,629 residents fully vaccinated, and the state is now up over 1.9 million fully vaccinated against the disease.

Natick now boasts just over half of its population with at least 1 dose, up from 43% a week ago. The percentage of those age 65-74 who have been fully vaccinated jumped from 68% to 77%. About a third of those youngsters aged 50-64 have been fully vaxed, too.

 

Natick’s Health Department is now out of the COVID-19 vaccine game, though the Natick Mall has been busy doling out vaccines as one of the state’s mass vaccination sites.

All Massachusetts residents can preregister to book an appointment at mass.gov/COVIDVaccine.  Appointments will be offered based on eligibility and available appointments nearby. More sites will come online as part of the preregistration process in April.

Timeline for remaining groups:

• April 19^th: General public ages 16 years of age and older

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The share of Natick’s population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has jumped from 20% to 25%, according to weekly data released by the state.

Natick has close to 9,000 residents fully vaccinated, and the state is now up over 1.6 million fully vaccinated against the disease.

Natick now boasts 43% of its population with at least 1 dose, up from 37% a week ago. The percentage of those age 65-74 rose from 52% to 68%.

Natick’s Health Department last week finished up its second doses of vaccines for Natick Housing Authority residents and is now out of the COVID-19 vaccine game unless the state suddenly decides otherwise.

All Massachusetts residents can preregister to book an appointment at mass.gov/COVIDVaccine.  Appointments will be offered based on eligibility and available appointments nearby. More sites will come online as part of the preregistration process in April.

Timeline for remaining groups:

• April 19^th: General public ages 16 years of age and older

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The new state COVID-19 vaccination data shows that 20% of Natick residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and that 38% have had at least 1 shot. Those numbers are up over the past week from 17% and 33%, respectively.

The biggest percentage jump among age groups was seen in the 65-74 range, with the percentage of those fully vaccinated rising from 36% to 52% over the past week.

3.5 million doses have been dispensed statewide, and more than 1.3 million people have been fully vaccinated.

Natick’s Health Department finishes up its second doses of vaccines for Natick Housing Authority residents this week, and these three clinics will be it for vaccinations distributed by the town unless the state’s plans change at all. Director of Public Health Jim White said during the Board of Health meeting this week that the town made the hard decision to cede dispensing vaccines to the homebound in Natick to the state, finding that the state’s protocols for who qualifies as homebound would have eliminated about 85%-90% of those who signed up through Natick. The majority of other communities have taken the same route, he said.

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The percentage of Natick residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 rose from 15% to 17% over the past week, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. More than four out of five residents age 65-74 have had at least one dose, and 93% of those 75-plus have had at least one dose.

Across the state, more than 1.1 million people have been fully vaccinated. Natick residents account for 6,114 of them, and another 5,652 Natick residents are partially vaccinated. Overall, a third of Natick residents have had at least one dose (some of a one-dose vaccine, some of a two-dose vaccine).

In addition to breaking out municipal vaccination numbers by age, the state has statistics on vaccinations by what it categorizes as ethnicity and race, and sex.

The Natick Mall mass vaccination site has allowed residents to get shots close to home, and the CVS on Rte. 135 is joining in the action as well we hear. Natick Health Department officials wish they could play a bigger role in dispensing vaccines, but the state has largely handed that role over to mass vaccination sites and commercial operators such as CVS.

All Massachusetts residents can preregister to book an appointment at a mass vaccination site at mass.gov/COVIDVaccine.  Appointments will be offered based on eligibility and available appointments nearby.

Natick’s current COVID-19 numbers in key areas such as average cases and positivity rates are slightly higher than state averages.

Timeline for remaining groups:

• April 5^th: Residents 55+ and residents with one certain medical condition
• April 19^th: General public ages 16 years of age and older

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