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JUNEAU, Alaska —  John Waghiyi remembers rushing his cousin to the clinic in the Bering Sea city of Savoonga in December, worried he was having a possible heart attack while out butchering a bowhead whale. Waghiyi arrived to see elders waiting in the lobby for a COVID-19 vaccine. Waghiyi, 66, said he joined them and got a shot before returning to the coast to help finish the whale harvest. Elders, he said, have set the tone in the Alaska Native community of 735 on the coast of isolated St. Lawrence Island. Vaccination rates for eligible residents 16 or older are among the region’s best,...

Some remote Alaska villages achieve high vaccination rates Published 2 hours ago In this undated photo, provided by Paul Apfelbeck, community health aide Nicole Gregory, right, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Virginia Johnston at the Yukon-Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Facility in Galena, Alaska. Alaska's highest vaccination rates among those 16 or older have been in some of its remotest, hardest-to-access communities, where the toll of past flu or tuberculosis outbreaks hasn't been forgotten. (Paul Apfelbeck/Galena Interior Learning Academy via AP) Share on Facebook Print article JUNE...

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 Du...

JUNEAU — John Waghiyi remembers rushing his cousin to the clinic in the Bering Sea city of Savoonga in December, worried he was having a possible heart attack while out butchering a bowhead whale. Waghiyi arrived to see elders waiting in the lobby for a COVID-19 vaccine. Waghiyi, 66, said he joined them and got a shot before returning to the coast to help finish the whale harvest. Elders, he said, have set the tone in the Alaska Native community of 735 on the coast of isolated St. Lawrence Island. Vaccination rates for eligible residents 16 or older are among the region's best, with over...

Norton Sound Health Corporation has confirmed community spread is happening in St. Michael. NSHC originally said late last night two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the region, but in fact only one was found. When asked why a case was reported that wasn’t actually confirmed, NSHC spokesperson Reba Lean said it was a miscommunication. “One case was re-communicated to PR even though it had already been reported.” According to the regional health corporation, community leaders in White Mountain are limiting school hours and temporarily suspending their local elder lunch prog...