According to the latest information released by the government, more than 54% of the people in Fukuoka Prefecture have received at least one dose of the new coronavirus vaccine, and more than 43% have completed the second dose. According to the latest data released by the government today, 2,807,530 people in Fukuoka Prefecture have received at least one dose of the vaccine, which is 54.73% of the total population. This is 0.87 percentage points lower than the national average. The number of people who have also received the second dose of vaccination is 2,224,464, or 43.36% of the total population. On the other hand, the number of elderly people who received at least one dose of vaccine was 1,253,951, or 89.77% of the total elderly population. In addition, 1,227,928 elderly people, or 87.91% of the total elderly population, have also completed the second dose of vaccination. The total population includes children who are under the age for vaccination. In addition, the actual number of vaccinations may be higher than this, and the number may increase in the future. Source: NHK
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