Rapides Parish COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 48% of people fully vaccinated

Diane Pantaleo, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Joan Cisna, a registered nurse with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.
Joan Cisna, a registered nurse with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

Some 48% of people living in Rapides Parish are fully vaccinated as of Feb. 15, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

Louisiana reported 1,153,232 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 1% from the week before.

The five parishes with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in Louisiana as of Feb. 15 are Orleans Parish (67%), West Feliciana Parish (64%), Jefferson Parish (64%), East Feliciana Parish (59%) and Pointe Coupee Parish (58%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Rapides Parish as of Feb. 15:

How many people in Rapides Parish have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

  • 55% of people in Rapides Parish have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 72,110 people

  • 48% of people in Rapides Parish are fully vaccinated, for a total of 63,564 people

For a parish-by-parish look at the vaccination rollout, see our COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which is updated daily.

How many people in Louisiana have been vaccinated so far?

  • 60% of people in Louisiana have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 2,785,516 people

  • 52% of people in Louisiana are fully vaccinated, for a total of 2,430,448 people

This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: Rapides Parish Louisiana vaccine rate: How many people are vaccinated?