More than half of New Orleans 70-and-older residents have been vaccinated New Orleans also has a large percentage of younger people who've been vaccinated: Nearly 30 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 49. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 5:49 PM CST March 12, 2021 Updated: 5:49 PM CST March 12, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden on Thursday night said he wants all adult Americans to be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination shot by May 1 if they’d like. That got us wondering about the state of vaccinations in the metro New Orleans area. Vaccinations are highest in the state in the Department of Health's Region 1. That's Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard.