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Seventy-seven percent of Mesquite residents over the age of 18 have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to recent data from Dallas County.
The county report does not indicate what percentage of Dallas County residents have received a booster shot.
Vaccination rates
Dallas County tracks vaccination rates across area cities. Here’s a look at Mesquite’s vaccination rates compared with nearby cities and the county average, according to a Jan. 22 county report.
| Mesquite | Garland | Dallas | Sunnyvale | Seagoville | Balch Springs | County-wide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of residents over the age of 18 who have received at least one dose | 77% | 85% | 75% | <99% | 78% | 77% | 81% |
| Percentage of residents over the age of 18 who are fully vaccinated | 60% | 68% | 59% | 90% | 62% | 60% | 64% |
ZIP code-level data on vaccinations is not available through the city website.
However, the state’s website does show an interactive vaccination data map at the county level and an Excel file is available for download at the ZIP code level. KXAN-TV, NBC’s Austin affiliate, created a map visualizing the data.
As of Feb. 10, the most vaccinated Mesquite ZIP code is 75181, where 53.74% of people are fully vaccinated, per the map. The least vaccinated ZIP code in the city is 75149, where 51.53% of people are fully vaccinated.
Dallas County also created a map showing the percentage of the population that has received at least one dose of the vaccine at the ZIP code level, which is available online.
Dallas County is among North Texas’ most vaccinated counties for people ages 12 and older, according to state data. Here’s a map of this data visualized, created by Channel 5 (NBC-DFW).