Health organizations around Bristol Bay started to roll out the vaccine at the end of last year; in most communities, you can now get the vaccine if you are 18 years old or older.
Susie Jenkins-Brito puts a bandage on the arm of Kristin Smeaton, who had just received a dose of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine. Feb. 13, 2021.
Credit Izzy Ross/KDLG
Around 1,800 people in Bristol Bay have received both doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. That s nearly a quarter of the region s population; according to the state Department of Labor estimates for 2020, about 7,200 people live in Bristol Bay.
As of Monday, the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation has administered the first dose of the vaccine to 1,795 people; 1,159 people have received the second dose.