Alaska s Native villages have 80% vaccination rates and state will offer shots to TOURISTS starting June 1 as daily COVID cases fall below 100
More than 80% of residents 16 or older in isolated areas like St Lawrence Island and others along the Bering Sea have had at least one dose of Covid vaccines
Native tribes with systems set up amid devastating past flu and tuberculosis epidemics have been major drivers of the speedy rollouts
Alaska has one of the highest rates of vaccination in the U.S.; 40% of its population has had at least one dose, and 32% are fully vaccinated
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Friday the state will offer vaccines to tourists starting June, in the hopes of rekindling its tourism industry
Print article The first shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the second to receive federal approval arrived in Alaska on Monday as vaccinations that started last week extended into some of the state’s most remote regions. Meanwhile, state and federal officials are trying to figure out why about a third of the half-dozen severe reactions to the vaccine officially reported in the U.S. so far have occurred in Alaska. Officials say reactions have been rare, and far more treatable than the virus can be. The state’s first vaccine arrived a week ago: the start of 35,100 doses manufactured by Pfizer coming to the state in two pulses. As of Sunday, 5,674 doses had been administered, according to the state’s vaccine webpage,
Police, Fire – December 16
Franklin
Fraud
1320 block of Niagara Lane: A woman reported at 8:16 p.m. Monday that someone had applied twice for a credit card under her name that was not her.
2125 N. Morton St., Walmart: A woman reported at 11:41 a.m. Monday that someone had obtained her credit/debit card information and purchased over $200 in merchandise.
Property-damage accidents
5:28 p.m. Monday – U.S. 31 S. and Kroger Entrance Drive
1:20 p.m. Monday – U.S. 31 and W. Jefferson St.
8:22 a.m. Monday – 396 Branigin Blvd.
Theft
2660 N. Morton St., Foxes Den Self Storage: A man reported at 9:34 a.m. Monday that someone had cut off the catalytic converter from his motor home.