Sedgwick County is reporting that more than a quarter of eligible residents have now been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Deputy County Manager Tim Kaufman told reporters Thursday that 28.4 percent of eligible people 16 and older have been fully vaccinated.  He said the percentage would be much higher if the county were able to administer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week.  That vaccine has been put on hold while federal health officials look into six cases involving blood clots.

Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne said people who held out for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have chosen to take the Pfizer vaccine this week.    She said “If you want just one shot, at least get the first dose of Pfizer to give you some protection, but of course we want you to get both to have that full protection.”

Kaufman said 45.2 percent of eligible residents have received the first dose of Pfizer or Moderna, and 27 percent of eligible residents have received the second dose.   The county still has supplies of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and there are still appointments available this week.    The county is also working with partners to provide more sites and mobile clinics to make the vaccine more available in the community.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has added 200 cases of COVID-19 to Sedgwick County’s total.   Kaufman said that’s because of a data cleanup from previous months, and the total number of cases for the pandemic was 46,359 as of Thursday.    The county has also had an additional 20 deaths from late 2020 and early 2021 that have been added, and the county is now reporting a total of 604 deaths.