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Half of Pennsylvania’s population has received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine

By WPXI.com News Staff
WPXI covid-19 vaccine card FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 file photo, a syringe filled with the a COVID-19 vaccine is seen alongside its batch number and a patient's vaccination card at a vaccination site in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. According to recommendations from an expert panel from three cancer centers in the U.S. published in the journal Radiology on Feb. 24, 2021, anyone getting a mammogram or other cancer check soon after a COVID-19 vaccine should alert doctors, to prevent false alarms from a side effect. Sometimes lymph nodes, especially in the armpit, swell after the vaccinations. It’s a normal reaction by the immune system but one that might be mistaken for cancer if it shows up on a mammogram or other scan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (Mary Altaffer/AP)
By WPXI.com News Staff

PENNSYLVANIA — As of Monday, Pennsylvania has administered first doses of Covid-19 vaccines to 50.3% of the population.

Across the state, 5.4 million people have received at least their first dose, and the state now ranks 10th among all 50 states for first doses administered by percentage of population.

In total, 8.6 million total vaccine doses have been administered as of Monday, leaving 3.5 million people fully vaccinated. The daily average of people being vaccinated in Pennsylvania is 88,000.

There are still 1.8 million people in the state who are partially vaccinated.

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