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The state, however, did enter what may become known as the personal responsibility phase. Cooper and state Health Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen acknowledged as much when asked why the 54% of North Carolinians, or about 6.6 million, who aren’t fully vaccinated should act now with most restrictions ending. “The CDC has affirmed that getting vaccinated is the way out of this pandemic,” Cooper said. For herd immunity to kick in, at least 65% to 75% of the population would need to be vaccinated or have recovered from the coronavirus, according to most infectious diseases experts. “Certainly, we don’t know whether people are vaccinated or not,” Cooper said. “We’re going to expect people to do the right thing, particularly since these new variants are even more contagious.”

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