About Half of Adult Residents in Most Bay Area Counties Are at Least Partially Vaccinated

Six Bay Area counties are reporting roughly half of their residents ages 16 and older have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Marin County says more than 60% of its eligible residents have gotten at least a first dose. San Francisco, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Alameda and Sonoma counties all report a first-dose rate of about 50%. That same rate is about 40% in Solano and Santa Clara counties.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Tuesday touted her city's high vaccination rates, tweeting, "We're vaccinating almost 12,000 San Franciscans per day. The end of this pandemic is getting closer."

Meanwhile, Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis says, supply permitting, his county could reach its goal of vaccinating 85% of adults ahead of schedule.

"We had hoped to be done by the end of June and had set what we thought was a really optimistic goal. It's looking like at the current rate, we could be done by the end of May," Willis said.

Statewide, more than 20 million doses of the vaccine have been administered so far, and nearly 35% of residents have received at least a first shot. Starting April 15, anyone 16 and older in California will be eligible to receive a vaccine, although some Bay Area counties have already expanded those eligibility requirements.

Willis says case numbers have been steadily dropping throughout Marin County, particularly among its senior population, with 80% of residents 65 and older in the county now fully vaccinated.

"Last week there were two cases total of anyone above age 65, and this week there was one," Willis said. "So I think we're seeing the impact of what we know is one of the most effective vaccines that we've seen in a long time."

— Peter Arcuni