More than 50% of the Big Island’s population is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the most recent data released by the state on Monday.
To date, Hawaii has been awarded 1,251,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses of which 1,208,440 had been received as of Monday, according to the department. Of the doses received, 89% or 1,075,179 doses have been administered statewide, including 157,369 doses on the Big Island.
In addition to the vaccine doses administered by the state, 234,618 doses have been administered via the federal pharmacy program and 153,643 via federal agencies.
Including state and federal resources, about 56% of the state’s population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while 48% have completed inoculation.
On the Big Island, 66% of the Island population, or about 102,891 people, has received at least one dose and 52%, or 80,846, have completed the vaccination process, according to the Department of Health.
The state is currently in Phase 2 of its vaccination plan, with all individuals 12 years of age and older eligible to be inoculated.