Matthew Ruiz gets vaccinated agains COVID-19 at a clinic in March.
More than 40% of adults in Travis County are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and nearly 58% have received at least one dose, Austin s interim medical director said Tuesday.
Still, Dr. Mark Escott told a joint session of Travis County commissioners and the Austin City Council, reaching herd immunity in the area is going to be a difficult task.
“Because of the variability in vaccine availability, because of the challenge of having a worldwide pandemic with multiple hot spots which shift around the world, it’s going to make it very challenging if not impossible to rid us, to eradicate COVID-19,” Escott said.