Kane County, which lags behind surrounding counties in COVID-19 vaccination rates, will receive a reduction in the amount of vaccines in coming weeks.

In an email Monday, Kane County Health Department Susan Stack stated that she expects to have more details on the reduced allotment later this week.

“We are doing our best to accommodate second doses,” Stack stated in the email. “Unfortunately, it means that at this time we cannot amass a sufficient inventory to provide additional clinics for large groups. We are hoping this situation reverses soon.”

The Illinois Department of Public Health said this weekend vaccine distribution throughout the state will focus on providing more second doses to residents starting this week for the next several weeks, meaning fewer people will be able to receive their first dose of the vaccine.

DeKalb County is also expecting a 75% reduction in vaccine doses over the next three weeks, as the county’s health department spokeswoman stated that the Illinois Department of Health notified counties on Friday that their usual weekly allotment of doses will be reduced.

Data from the Illinois Department of Public Health released Sunday shows that Kane County is lagging behind DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall and McHenry counties in vaccination rates.

As of Sunday, 2.31% of Kane’s population of 534,216 has been fully vaccinated, meaning the individual has received both doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer shots.

Vaccination rates in surrounding counties:

McHenry County: 2.44%

DeKalb County: 2.74%

Kendall County: 2.9%

DuPage County: 3.64%

According to the IDPH, Kane County has administered 55,580 doses, and 12,343 people have been fully vaccinated. The data further shows that of the doses given, 37,954 have been individuals between the ages of 16-64. Just 18.52% of Kane County’s senior citizens, or 17,626 people over age 65, have been vaccinated.

The number of women in Kane County getting vaccinated is double the number of men, with 36,853 receiving the shot compared to 18,148 men.

Kane’s seven-day average number of doses administered is 2,531.

According to the Kane County Health Department’s website, vaccines still remain in short supply in the county. The health department is still vaccinating individuals only in group 1a, which consists of frontline workers, and group 1b, which consists of essential workers. Appointments for individuals over age 65 will have limited availability at clinics, pharmacies, hospitals and physician offices. The vaccine likely won’t be available to the general public until later this spring, the website states.

The state of Illinois has fully vaccinated 3.25% of the total population and 28% of the 65 and older population, with 2,570,575 doses administered. The state’s seven-day average of daily vaccines administered is 62,927.