Nearly 31,000 in Hancock County started on vaccine

A total of 30,995 Hancock County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That is 40.9% of the county's population. And 27,781 county residents, or 36.66%, have received all needed doses. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines each involve two doses, weeks apart, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine consists of just one dose. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their final dose. The Hancock County residents who have received all needed doses include: 2,577 people 80 and older; 1,770 people 75 to 79; 2,563 people 70 to 74; 2,979 people 65 to 69; 3,083 people 60 to 64; 4,855 people 50 to 59; 3,460 people 40 to 49; 2,944 people 30 to 39; 2,530 people 20 to 29; and 1,020 people 19 years old or younger. Statewide, 5,423,850 Ohioans have received at least one dose of vaccine, or 46.4% of the state's population. And 4,848,707 Ohioans, or 41.48% of the state's population, have received all needed doses. Figures for neighboring counties include: • Allen County: 34,270 people (33.48%) started on vaccine; 31,249 people (30.53%) completed vaccine. • Hardin County: 9,548 people (30.44%) started on vaccine; 8,727 people (27.82%) completed vaccine. • Henry County: 11,958 (44.28%) started on vaccine; 10,250 people (37.95%) completed vaccine. • Putnam County: 13,561 people (40.05%) started on vaccine; 12,711 people (37.54%) completed vaccine. • Seneca County: 21,391 people (38.77%) started on vaccine; 19,478 people (35.3%) completed vaccine. • Wood County: 67,003 people (51.22%) started on vaccine; 61,333 people (46.88%) completed vaccine. • Wyandot County: 8,485 people (38.97%) started on vaccine; 7,880 people (36.19%) completed vaccine. Arthurs: 419-427-8494