PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia Health Department says that half of the city's adults are fully vaccinated from COVID-19.
The department released information saying that 623,786 residents have received full vaccination, about 50.2% of all adults in the city.
They also said that 817,695 residents - 65.8% of all adults - have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The rise in vaccination totals comes from the addition of Philadelphia residents who were vaccinated outside the city, according to the Health Department.
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The city also said that more than 15,000 Philadelphians who are between 12 and 17 years old now have one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“The City of Philadelphia and all of our vaccine partners have been working hard to vaccinate every Philadelphian against COVID-19,” said Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole in a statement.
“To finally see the scope of our efforts is exciting, but it’s also encouraging: half of all adults in Philadelphia have been fully vaccinated in five-and-a-half months. This means that getting to 70% or more is a realistic goal."
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She stressed the importance of everyone who is at least 12 years old to get the COVID-19 as quickly as they can.
"The more people who are vaccinated, the more people can do all of the things they love without worrying or exposing others.”
Most COVID-19 restrictions will end Wednesday in Philadelphia, while most crowd size capacity limits have already been lifted across most of the state.