Three States Are Closing the Gap on Herd Immunity, Where Does Your State Rank?

Jessica Lynn

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO),

'Herd immunity,' also known as 'population immunity,' is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection.'

If everyone gets the vaccine, we look out for the whole and stop the virus in its tracks. If we don't reach herd immunity (80–90% of the population vaccinated), we will be dealing with some version of the virus for the next two decades or more, as we are now experiencing the Delta variant. Let's hope the United States doesn't make it through the Greek alphabet, and more people get vaccinated.

Viruses don't mutate if they can't replicate.

If we stop transmission and replication, we won't get any more variants. It is really that simple.

Three states are closing in on herd immunity.

  1. Vermont – no surprise there, it's a state with a population of 623,251 people. Number of people fully vaccinated: 418,829. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 67.12.
  2. Massachusetts - Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,366,341. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 63.35.
  3. Maine - Number of people fully vaccinated: 847,199. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 63.03.
  4. Connecticut - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,231,811. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 62.6.
  5. Rhode Island - Number of people fully vaccinated: 643,774. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 60.77.
  6. Maryland - Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,514,298. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 58.13.
  7. New Hampshire. Number of people fully vaccinated: 786,808. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 57.87.
  8. New Jersey - Number of people fully vaccinated: 5,096,321. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 57.38.
  9. Washington - Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,333,260. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 56.91.
  10. New Mexico - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,183,675. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 56.45.
  11. New York - Number of people fully vaccinated: 10,954,046. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 56.31.
  12. Oregon - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,334,660. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 55.35.
  13. District of Columbia - Number of people fully vaccinated: 382,126. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 54.14.
  14. Virginia Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,594,024. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.82.
  15. Colorado - Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,096,731 Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.77
  16. Minnesota - Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,004,997. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.28.
  17. Hawaii - Number of people fully vaccinated: 752,060. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.12.
  18. California - Number of people fully vaccinated: 20,553,610. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 52.02.
  19. Delaware - Number of people fully vaccinated: 506,457. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 52.01.
  20. Pennsylvania - Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,601,178. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 51.56.
  21. Wisconsin - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,986,410. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 51.29
  22. Iowa - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,552,448. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 49.2.
  23. Nebraska - Number of people fully vaccinated: 946,549 Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.93
  24. Michigan - Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,837,915. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.44
  25. Florida - Number of people fully vaccinated: 10,320,953. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.05.
  26. Illinois - Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,073,610. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 47.93.
  27. South Dakota - Number of people fully vaccinated: 411,392Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 46.5.
  28. Ohio - Number of people fully vaccinated: 5,378,842. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 46.02. Alaska - Number of people fully vaccinated: 329,981. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45.11.
  29. Kentucky - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,010,070. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.99
  30. Arizona - Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,254,456. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.7.
  31. Utah - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,417,434. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.21.
  32. Montana - Number of people fully vaccinated: 469,711. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.95.
  33. Indiana - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,943,569. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.72.
  34. Nevada - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,344,053. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.64.
  35. Kansas - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,259,549. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.23.
  36. North Carolina - Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,533,215.Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.22.
  37. Texas - Number of people fully vaccinated: 12,503,152. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.12.
  38. Missouri - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,484,985. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40.49.
  39. South Carolina - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,064,053. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40.09
  40. North Dakota - Number of people fully vaccinated: 302,806. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 39.74.
  41. Oklahoma - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,571,398. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 39.71.
  42. West Virginia - Number of people fully vaccinated: 696,799. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.88.
  43. Tennessee - Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,637,211. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.62.
  44. Georgia - Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,037,519. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.03.
  45. Idaho - Number of people fully vaccinated: 661,753. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 37.03
  46. Louisiana - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,690,044. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.35.
  47. Wyoming - Number of people fully vaccinated: 209,600. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.22
  48. Arkansas - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,074,872. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 35.62
  49. Mississippi - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,012,480. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 34.02
  50. Alabama - Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,662,812. Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 33.91

What can we do to encourage those not vaccinated to get their mRNA shot to protect the community at large, so we can squash this virus?

Let us know in the comments.

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