Alaska village requires full vaccine for in-person shopping
April 16, 2021 GMT
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) A village in Alaska has mandated that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the community’s stores and businesses.
Kongiganak had 50% of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday, citing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
Kongiganak reported that it had a population of 439 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Sheila Phillip, the Kongiganak Traditional Council secretary, said that people who are fully vaccinated can go inside the village’s two stores if they wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines.
Alaska village requires full vaccine for in-person shopping
The village of Kongiganak, population 439, had half of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9.
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) A village in Alaska has mandated that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the community s stores and businesses.
Kongiganak had 50% of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday, citing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
Print article BETHEL - A village in Alaska has mandated that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the community’s stores and businesses. Kongiganak had 50% of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9, KYUK-AM reported, citing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. Sheila Phillip, the Kongiganak Traditional Council secretary, said people who are fully vaccinated can go inside the village’s two stores if they wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines. People not fully vaccinated “can still make phone orders and their orders are delivered to their home,” Phillip said. The general manager for Qemirtalek Coast Corp., Harvey Paul, said his village store allows four people inside.
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