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Posted: Feb 19, 2021 10:33 AM CT | Last Updated: February 19
Ulukhaktok Mayor Joshua Oliktoak says after some initial reluctance he decided to get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect his grandson and the community s elders.(Mackenzie Scott/CBC)
The second dose of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Ulukhaktok this week and around 95 per cent of eligible residents have had at least one dose.
Over the last two weeks, the Beaufort Delta communities of Ulukhahktok, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbor and Tsiigehtchic have started receiving the second dose.
Of around 450 residents in Ulukhaktok, Mayor Joshua Oliktoak said around 250 of them were over 18 and eligible to get vaccinated.