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Florida has 82.7% vaccinated nursing home residents as of April 17

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A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 82.7 percent of Florida's nursing and care homes as of April 17, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This is a 0.7 percent increase since the previous data update on March 20. The number of staff employed in nursing and care homes can fluctuate significantly, sometimes leading to a decrease in the total percentage of vaccinated staff.

Florida is the 47th most vaccinated state in the US among nursing and care homes.

COVID-19 claimed 100 lives in Florida in the week ending April 17. This is a decrease from the week before.

There have been up to 70,472 fatalities tied to COVID-19 in Florida.

Vaccination rates are consistently high across US nursing and care homes, much higher than vaccination rates in the general public.

A Brookings Institution report found even in states with most vaccine-adverse communities, such as Wyoming and West Virginia, more than 80 percent of the elderly above the age of 65 are vaccinated.

Vaccination Rates Among Nursing or Care Home Residents in US States
State% Vaccinated% Change
Alaska94.81.7
Alabama85.20.8
Arkansas88.90.6
Arizona78.51.1
California89.60.5
Colorado92.1-0.3
Connecticut92.8-0.1
District of Columbia84.20.3
Delaware93.81.8
Florida82.70.7
Georgia85.8-0.1
Hawaii93.80.1
Iowa93.60.2
Idaho84.1-1.7
Illinois89.60
Indiana86.10
Kansas87.7-0.4
Kentucky86.9-0.2
Louisiana86.20.1
Massachusetts94.6-0.1
Maryland90.30.3
Michigan87.40.8
Minnesota93.50.2
Missouri85.5-0.7
Mississippi85.3-0.5
Montana87.7-2.4
North Carolina86.7-0.2
North Dakota92.50.2
Nebraska93.1-0.1
New Hampshire94.7-0.2
New Jersey89.8-0.2
New Mexico86.22
Nevada80.22.5
New York90.40.5
Ohio83.90.2
Oklahoma85.80.1
Oregon87.40.9
Pennsylvania90.70.5
Rhode Island94.4-0.4
South Carolina86.60.4
South Dakota95.10.1
Tennessee83.20.6
Texas82.30.2
Utah85-3.7
Virginia89.60.4
Vermont96.50.1
Washington89.90.2
Wisconsin90.20.1
West Virginia890.7
Wyoming89.80

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