Peninsula begins vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds for COVID-19 following CDC approval earlier this week.
The clinic, currently open between 4 and 8 p.m., has operated since May at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways in Soldotna.
At Central Peninsula Hospital there were 19 COVID patients on Thursday morning — 18 of them unvaccinated.
The CDC on Tuesday extended the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the 5 to 11 age group.
The program would allow patients with some conditions to be monitored or treated at home without needing to call an ambulance.
One of the recently reported deaths was a Kenai Peninsula woman in her 70s.
The final week of the lottery is open to both newly vaccinated and those vaccinated prior to the start of the campaign.
Central Peninsula Hospital was operating at 122% capacity on Monday and treating 60 patients.
The U.S. alone has recorded over 745,000 lives lost, more than any other nation.
Twenty-five patients were COVID positive.
Despite a decrease in cases, the state is still seeing hospitalization surge.
Statewide there were 244 COVID-related hospitalizations as of Tuesday, with 37 of them on ventilators.
One-third of total COVID deaths at CPH took place in the last month.
Seniors seek human connection as pandemic continues.
The total nationwide fatalities surpass population of Alaska.
Some members of the public and Kenai City Council spoke against health mandates and in support of alternative treatments for COVID-19
“Get it done,” one winner said. “Protect us all, protect our elders and our grandchildren.”
The virus accounted for about 7.5% of all underlying causes of death after a review of death certificates.
The state also announced 830 positive COVID cases Wednesday.
The state reported 66 more COVID deaths Tuesday, some recent and some as far back as April.
