See latest COVID vaccine rates by county in Fresno, Central Valley
There’s no more requirement for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear masks in indoor public spaces after California let its stricter “universal” mandate expire Wednesday.
In the central San Joaquin Valley, where only about 53% of the overall population of is fully vaccinated, compliance over the past two months with the rule for everyone to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status has been voluntary – and spotty at best.
Across Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare counties, about 1.1 million residents are fully vaccinated, either with two doses of Moderna or Pfizer BioNTech vaccine or a single shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. They are now able to venture into stores, restaurants and other businesses without a mask, according to the relaxed rules set by the California Department of Public Health.
Another 160,000 are partially vaccinated with one Moderna or Pfizer dose. And there are more than 843,000 residents who are entirely unvaccinated with even one vaccine dose.
This story was originally published February 16, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
