Health organizations around Bristol Bay started to roll out the vaccine at the end of last year; in most communities, you can now get the vaccine if you are 18 years old or older.
Susie Jenkins-Brito puts a bandage on the arm of Kristin Smeaton, who had just received a dose of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine. Feb. 13, 2021.
Credit Izzy Ross/KDLG
Around 1,800 people in Bristol Bay have received both doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. That s nearly a quarter of the region s population; according to the state Department of Labor estimates for 2020, about 7,200 people live in Bristol Bay.
As of Monday, the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation has administered the first dose of the vaccine to 1,795 people; 1,159 people have received the second dose.
More than 400 people receive vaccine at Dillingham clinic February 18th |
The Dillingham High School gym hummed with activity Saturday. Health care workers sat at tables spread across the room, as people waited for a dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
It was Dillingham s second weekend clinic, and the first since the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation opened the vaccine clinic to anyone over the age of 18.
Patricia Owens was among a group waiting patiently on the gym s plastic bleachers. She had just received her second shot of the two-step vaccine. I want to be healthy for my community and the people around me. I want to be able to see my mom and my grandkids, she said.
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The Dillingham High School gym hummed with activity Saturday. Health care workers sat at tables spread across the room, as people waited for a dose of the Moderna vaccine.
Health care workers prepare vaccine doses for patients at Dillingham s second COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
Credit Izzy Ross/KDLG
It was Dillingham’s second weekend clinic, and the first since the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation opened the vaccine clinic to anyone over the age of 18.
Patricia Owens was among a group waiting patiently on the gym s hard plastic bleachers. She had just received her second shot of the two-step vaccine.