Bristol Bay to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics in February February 5th |
There are several upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the Bristol Bay region.
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation holds vaccine clinics at Kanakanak Hospital in Dillingham every Saturday to offer both the first and second doses of the vaccine to eligible individuals.
BBAHC receives vaccine allocations from both the state and the Indian Health Service. It is currently vaccinating people age 65 and older, health care workers, and people in long-term care facilities, as well as other essential workers and those in the high-risk category.
BBAHC s incident commander, Bernina Venua, said both IHS beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries can get the vaccine through the health corporation at no cost.
In Lake Iliamna communities, COVID-19 vaccines could be available to everyone within a month February 5th |
In communities around Lake Iliamna, the Southcentral Foundation has administered about 150 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine so far. Region Manager Dustin Parker said the process has been smooth. We re able to get as much vaccine as we have on hand into the arms of the residents of the Iliamna Lake region, he said.
Southcentral Foundation expects to administer the first dose to lake residents over age 50 by the end of next week, and it will continue to vaccinate essential workers.
The federal government gave the state 41,100 vaccines for February, and Alaska s Indian Health Service facilities received 18,500. The number of vaccines the state distributes to communities is based on population.
13 test positive for COVID in Dillingham area January 29th |
Thirteen people tested positive for COVID-19 in three communities in the Dillingham Census area last week between January 15-22. One case is in the city of Dillingham and is related to travel, according to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation. The other 12 cases are located in two other communities in the area.
The state reported 50 cases in the Dillingham area and two hospitalizations in the last 30 days.
The health corporation is currently administering the COVID-19 vaccine to health care personnel, essential workers and seniors, and it is working to distribute the vaccine more widely.
More than 300 turn out for Dillingham s vaccine clinic January 21st |
A long line wound around Dillingham s high school gym. Last Thursday s first group of people to get the vaccine were those 65 and older. After they got the shot, they waited on the high school bleachers as a precaution against any adverse reactions.
Norm Anderson, 68, got one of the first doses of the Moderna vaccine. He said the clinic was timely and necessary, and that the process was smooth. It was wonderful, he said during the clinic. The people were nice, everything was ushered right along in good time. Got the shot. People were friendly and nice, clean. And now I m just in a holding pattern to go home.