10,000 Florida people have been vaccinated with at least one COVID vaccination.

Tampa, Florida — Florida recently passed a very important milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. As of Tuesday, June 1, more than 10 million Floridians have been vaccinated with at least one coronavirus vaccine. State health department.

Since the health authorities granted emergency use authorization to vaccines in December, these vaccines have been a useful indicator of how well the country is dealing with the virus. The ultimate goal of vaccination is to allow the state to reach the level of herd immunity. This means that the majority of the population is immune to infections, slowing the rate of infection.

Therefore, if 80% of the population is immune to the virus, four in five people are less likely to get sick if they encounter an infected person.

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The end of the pandemic feels within reach, but scientists still point out the magical number of fully vaccinated Florida people before the state declares herd immunity.

by Johns Hopkins UniversityTo achieve herd immunity, 50-90% of the population must be immune to the disease. There is no exact percentage of COVID-19, but scientists estimate that 70% is the threshold.

Florida has a population of about 21.5 million. Therefore, about 15 million people need to be fully vaccinated to obtain herd immunity.

Despite 10 million milestones, Florida is still halfway. Only 8,322,901 Florida people are fully vaccinated. That is, they are receiving a second dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine.

As of Tuesday’s report, 2,280,764 of the state’s vaccinations were given in the Tampa Gulf region.

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