Idaho seniors did not get vaccinated at rates as high as state officials had hoped, data released Tuesday shows.
By Tuesday, June 1, only 75% of Idahoans age 65 and older had reportedly received at least one dose; 71% had completed their recommended vaccinations.
Almost 86% of all seniors in the U.S. have received at least one dose.
The Idaho Press reports, state officials wanted 80% of seniors vaccinated by June — a threshold they portrayed as important to slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
It was meant to be one waypoint toward what now appears to be an overly ambitious goal: having 80% of all Idahoans vaccinated by September.
