Exactly How Many People In Idaho Got The Covid Vaccine?

Life felt so different in 2021.

We were spraying our groceries with disinfectant. Staying as far away as possible from other humans. And watching Floor Is Lava over and over again just to find some sense of normalcy.

We're of course referring to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking of, exactly how many Idahoans are vaccinated against Covid-19 in 2024?

Let's take a look at the numbers.

Over 1,246,000 Idahoans have been vaccinated against Covid-19 with at least one dose.

For those playing along at home, that's well over half of everyone in the state of Idaho. 64% of Idahoans have gotten at least one Covid-19 shot since they began offering them a few years ago.

Now, the number of Idahoans who are considered "fully vaccinated" drops slightly to 57%. That's still a lot of people.

We're not going to put it lightly. The pandemic was awful. This writer personally lost two close family members to Covid-19, and to say it was life-changing is putting it lightly.

However, looking on the sunny side of things, there are a few perks when it comes to being locked inside your own home. On the surface, it might sound like it's all doom and gloom, but if you dig deep, you're bound to find some features of isolation that you'll come around to:

5 Things Idahoans Lowkey Miss from the Covid-19 Quarantine

Some things that came out of the quarantine were actually pretty great.

Gallery Credit: Stephanie Gull

Still have questions about the vaccine, if it's right for you, and what the facts are regarding it? We totally get it. Here's a good resource for 25 facts you should know about the Covid-19 vaccine:

Answers to 25 common COVID-19 vaccine questions

Vaccinations for COVID-19 began being administered in the U.S. on Dec. 14, 2020. The quick rollout came a little more than a year after the virus was first identified in November 2019. The impressive speed with which vaccines were developed has also left a lot of people with a lot of questions. The questions range from the practical—how will I get vaccinated?—to the scientific—how do these vaccines even work?