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Alaska village requires full vaccine for in-person shopping
April 16, 2021 GMT
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) A village in Alaska has mandated that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the community’s stores and businesses.
Kongiganak had 50% of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday, citing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
Kongiganak reported that it had a population of 439 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Sheila Phillip, the Kongiganak Traditional Council secretary, said that people who are fully vaccinated can go inside the village’s two stores if they wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines.
Alaska village requires full vaccine for in-person shopping
The village of Kongiganak, population 439, had half of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9.
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) A village in Alaska has mandated that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the community s stores and businesses.
Kongiganak had 50% of its eligible residents vaccinated with at least one dose as of April 9, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday, citing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
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The community of about 200 people possibly reached total vaccination the week of April 9, according to data from YKHC.
Linda and Shara Davis are a mother-daughter duo who work for the health corporation as Mekoryuk’s two health aides. They talked with KYUK in late March, when the community was 98% vaccinated against COVID-19. We’re really happy, relieved, and excited. We feel more at ease,” Linda said.
“I’m really happy that our community members decided to get the COVID vaccine, and relieved too, as well,” Shara added.
The duo ran a constant and personal campaign encouraging vaccination against COVID-19. They made announcements over the VHF radio, and called patients one-by-one. They also connected people who had questions about the vaccine with doctors at YKHC. Their strategy worked; vaccination numbers climbed quickly.
Up until a month ago, the Kongiganak store only accepted orders over the phone, and store employees would then deliver the orders to people’s homes. This was because of COVID-19 policies the tribe had set. In the first week of March, the tribe updated its policy to allow fully vaccinated people into stores and other businesses, like the electric company.
“At both stores, vaccinated individuals are allowed to go in as long as they re wearing a mask and they’re social distancing,” said Sheila Phillip, Kongiganak Traditional Council secretary. “People that are not fully vaccinated, they can still make phone orders and their orders are delivered to their home.”