56.4 Percent and Rising

Local radio station CHIP-FM reports that 56.4 percent of the Pontiac’s¹ population aged 18 and older has received at least one vaccine dose. The vaccination rate is even higher in age brackets 55 and up (who’ve had more time to get a jab); it’s over 90 percent for people aged 65 to 75, for example. Progress!

1. As is often the case, it’s not clear from the report which Pontiac they’re referring to: the RLS du Pontiac (local health service network) comprises both the MRC du Pontiac (county) and the municipality of Pontiac (which is in another MRC).