Appointments have opened for this weekendâs COVID-19 vaccine clinic, run by Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center and the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center.Â
There were a total of 400 appointments available. By Tuesday afternoon, there were a little less than 300 still left open.Â
Anyone over the age of 16 is eligible to get the vaccine. The clinic requires appointments. They can be made at covidvax.alaska.gov or by calling 907-646-3322.
The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, at the parking lot of the Harbormasterâs office on Marine Way in downtown.Â
In Kodiak, 45% of everyone over the age of 16 has already received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 32% have gotten both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna dose, both of which require two doses.Â
Kodiak businesses are longer required to limit capacity to 50%, after an announcement from Emergency Operations Center Director Mike Tvenge on Thursday.Â
The Emergency Services Council, a group of local leaders responsible for managing Kodiakâs response to COVID-19, made the decision Thursday morning. Businesses and other indoor activities may now allow any number of people through their doors.Â
âHowever, some businesses might not be comfortable with this option at this time, so please respect their right to choose,â Tvenge said.Â
New cases of COVID-19 have become rare in recent weeks. As of Thursday afternoon, the most recent case of COVID-19 tested in Kodiak was on Feb. 20. There are currently two active cases.Â
The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center will operate a mass vaccination clinic to distribute COVID-19 shots this Saturday. The clinic will be at the Harbormaster’s Office parking lot on Marine Way.