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80% of the Eligible Population in SWPH Region are now Fully Vaccinated

Vaccination rates are much higher in Oxford County and St. Thomas than they are in Elgin County.

Southwestern Public Health has reached a vaccination milestone with 80% of the 12+ population now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 

At exactly 80%, SWPH region is on par with the Provincial average of 80.3%. Currently 85.4% of the local 12+ population has had at least one dose, which is also just below the Provincial average of 85.9%. 

In the SWPH region, 145,825 people are now fully vaccinated, which is 68.5% of the entire population, including children under the age of 12.

People are more likely to get vaccinated in Oxford County, compared to Elgin. 84.5% of the eligible Oxford County population has gotten at least one dose, compared to just 76.5% in Elgin. St. Thomas has the highest vaccination rate of 89.9%. 
 

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