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Three weeks after California expanded vaccinations to 12- to 15-year-olds, almost half of all Bay Area teens have gotten at least one dose.

Residents ages 16 and up had previously been eligible for the vaccine starting mid-April. But on May 13, California opened up Pfizer vaccine appointments to the 12-15 age group as well . . . .

By May 31, 48% of Bay Area 12- to 17-year-olds had gotten at least one dose, compared with just 30% of all Californians in that age group. Youth vaccination rates are higher than the California average for eight out of nine Bay Area counties. The ninth, Solano, has 30% of its teens vaccinated, the same as the state overall . . . .

A previous Chronicle analysis found that, across the U.S., vaccination rates for people aged 16 and older were highest in counties where a large share of adults were college-educated, and the number of uninsured residents was low. Bay Area residents are disproportionately likely to be insured and college-educated, which partly explains why the region’s vaccination rates are so strong.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/ar...e-16223070.php