'A little poke in the arm and you're done'
December 31st, 2020 |
The doses manufactured by drug company Moderna touched down around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, on a Ravn Alaska flight from Anchorage; they were rushed immediately to the island's clinic, and within a few hours, the first Unalaskans had received their shots.
A group of frontline medical providers and emergency responders stood 6 feet apart in the after hours area of the Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic. Some were waiting to be injected with the vaccine, while others were waiting to see if they had an allergic reaction before leaving the building.