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Alaska becomes first state in US to open vaccines to nearly all of its residents
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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-03-10 12:02:55-05
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) â Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska has become the first state to drop eligibility requirements and allow anyone 16 or older who lives or works in the state to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
In the state, the Pfizer vaccine is available to people 16 and older, while the Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines are available to residents 18 and up.
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Alaska has opened its COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone living and working in its state who is 16-years-old and older. They became the first state to do so in the United States on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, calls the move a “game-changer.”
He then dropped the age requirements for his state to include people aged 16 and up. Dunleavy further stated, “A healthy community means a healthy economy.” Having COVID-19 vaccines obtainable “to all Alaskans who” works and resides in the state “will no doubt see our economy grow.” It will also help their “businesses thrive.”
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